GROUP FOR EDUCATION IN MUSEUMS

Charity number: 1090995
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

GEM promotes social, community and personal development through accessible, relevant and enjoyable heritage learning. GEM advocates the benefits of heritage learning and supports heritage organisations in developing progressive and inclusive learning. GEM's conferences, training events, email forums, website and publications encourage best professional practice.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £409,268
Total expenditure: £329,128

Total income includes £53,541 from 3 government grant(s)

People

11 Trustee(s)

40 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 March 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
04149246 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CAROLINE MARCUS Chair 04 September 2018
THE NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
Andrew Edger Trustee 16 December 2024
WAYS INTO WORK
Recently registered
Frances Jeens Trustee 25 September 2024
None on record
Ashleigh Hibbins Trustee 13 September 2024
None on record
Morgan Fail Trustee 13 September 2024
None on record
Melany Rose Trustee 13 September 2024
None on record
Shereen Hunte Trustee 13 September 2024
None on record
Karin Molson Trustee 21 June 2023
None on record
Ashley Almeida Trustee 21 June 2022
None on record
Laura Hill Trustee 09 December 2020
None on record
Benjamin James Pearce Trustee 11 September 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £147.91k £191.58k £238.50k £246.00k £409.27k
Total expenditure £160.11k £170.99k £231.30k £238.00k £329.13k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £43.28k £59.25k £24.25k £53.54k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 03 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 03 October 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2022 03 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 03 October 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2021 06 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 06 October 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 September 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2019 01 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 01 October 2020 On Time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 29 JANUARY, 2001. as amended on 11 Sep 2019 as amended on 21 Sep 2021 as amended on 08 Sep 2022 as amended on 13 Sept 2024

Charitable objects

a) to promote and advance education, especially museum and heritage education, for the public benefit in particular by the provision of training and sharing of resources in museum and heritage education. (b) to undertake promote or assist in promoting research into all aspects of museum and heritage education and to disseminate the useful result of such research for the benefit of the public.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Group for Education in Museums
Admiral's Office (unit B7)
Main Gate Road
Chatham Historic Dockyard
Chatham
Kent
Phone:
01634553620
Email:
office@gem.org.uk
Website:

www.gem.org.uk Open in new window