GEOLOGY FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT

Charity Number: 1165663
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

GfGD exists to champion the role of geology in sustainable development, mobilising and reshaping the geology community to help deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals (2015/2030). We do this through (i) education and training (e.g., workshops, seminars, university outreach, publications, conferences), (ii) practical development projects (e.g., capacity building, providing technical advice).

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £3,541
Total expenditure: £4,136

People

6 Trustee(s)

10 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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Guatemala
  • Ireland
  • Mexico
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Tanzania
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 February 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • GFGD (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
NIC BILHAM Chair 22 February 2016
None on record
Dr SARAH HELEN GORDON Trustee 21 April 2020
None on record
Dr Natasha Joanne Dowey Trustee 21 April 2020
None on record
Marie Fleming Trustee 16 April 2019
None on record
Kirsty Dawkes Trustee 16 April 2019
None on record
Florence Bullough Trustee 16 April 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 £6.73k £8.59k £10.52k £4.29k £3.54k
Total expenditure £7.22k £3.80k £11.99k £3.72k £4.14k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 28 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 28 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 23 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 23 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 15 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 15 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 06 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 06 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 22 Feb 2016

Charitable objects

GEOLOGY FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES PUBLIC BENEFIT (NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY) THROUGH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS. (I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST GEOLOGISTS, IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO GEOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT*, IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD. THIS WILL BE DONE (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY MEANS OF RELEVANT COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, TRAINING COURSES, PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND BY PROMOTING RESEARCH IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS. (II) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BY PROVIDING GRANTS, EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN GEOLOGY) TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED, OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS, AND/OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY. *(SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS 'DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.')

Contact information

Address:
GfGD (c/o Dr Joel C. Gill)
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building
Park Place
CF10 3AT
Phone:
02922514510
Email:
info@gfgd.org
Website:

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