# THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 260666
- **Other names:** BINDT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 3, 1970
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=260666


## Contact

- **Address:** DAVID GILBERT, MIDSUMMER HOUSE, RIVERSIDE WAY, BEDFORD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON
- **Postcode:** NN1 5NX
- **Phone:** 01604438300
- **Email:** david.gilbert@bindt.org
- **Website:** www.bindt.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING, CONDITION MONITORING, DIAGNOSTIC ENGINEERING AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED MATERIALS AND QUALITY TESTING DISCIPLINESTO PROMOTE MEETINGS FOR THE READING AND DISCUSSION OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS AND FOR THE DELIVERY OF TALKS AND LECTURES AND FOR THE DISCUSSION AND THEORETICAL STUDY OF ALL MATTERS RELATED TO OR CONNECTED WITH NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OR OTHER ELECTRONIC, ELECTRICAL, PHYSICAL OR SCIENTIFIC MATTER OF INTEREST TO MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTETO INITIATE, CONDUCT AND SUPERVISE RESEARCHES INTO AND THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL STUDIES OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE AND OTHER MATTERS AS AFORESAID ASND THE PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS OF THESE STUDIESTO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING AS A WHOLE

**Activities:** Accredit education, training and qualification programmes for NDT and related inspection technologies. Publish learned journals and text books. Disseminate information through a website. Organise conferences and seminars. Participate in international harmonisation of technical standards.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Australia
- China
- Greece
- India
- Ireland
- Isle Of Man
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Northern Ireland
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Scotland
- Singapore
- Trinidad And Tobago
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £4073323 | £3895220 | £4297821 | 39 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £3600027 | £3203774 | £4057969 | 37 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £3486376 | £2988646 | £3611243 | 36 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2554833 | £2550237 | £3148126 | 35 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £2190404 | £2305838 | £3077818 | 35 |



## Trustees

- Andrew Mark Dowell — appointed Feb. 1, 2017
- Ben Lumley — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- CAROLINE BULL — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- COLIN FORRESTER
- Denize Ivy Pilarta — appointed June 1, 2024
- Dr IAIN BAILLIE — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- Dr JOHN MICHAEL FARLEY — appointed Jan. 1, 2016
- Dr James Martin Watson — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Dr Martin Christopher Lugg — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Dr Michael Charles Smith — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- GARY ELLIOTT — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Graeme Falconer — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- Ian Cooper — appointed Jan. 1, 2017
- JOHN PETER HANSEN — appointed Jan. 1, 2015
- Jason Neill Taylor — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Matthew Beecroft — appointed Sept. 8, 2021
- Michelle Clapham — appointed Sept. 4, 2019
- Professor Katherine Joanne Kirk — appointed Jan. 1, 2017
- RICHARD LESLIE WATSON — appointed Jan. 1, 2014
- Richard John Day — appointed Jan. 1, 2017
- Sam Cunningham — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Simon Robert Watson Mills — appointed Jan. 1, 2020
- Steven Mark Baldwin — appointed Jan. 1, 2020
- Thomas Anthony Bertenshaw — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Thomas Eoin O'Hare — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Thomas Fletcher — appointed Jan. 1, 2025