GEMS (GAMBIAN EDUCATIONAL AND MEDICAL SERVICES)
Charity number: 1107994
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
We support a small nursery school in the village of Sinchu Balia, Gambia. We fundraise primarily to support the staffing costs and maintenance of the buildings, as well as learning and teaching resources.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025
Total income: £2,637
Total expenditure: £1,774
People
5 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No information availableFundraising
No information available
Trading
No information available
Trustee payments
No information available
What, who, how, where
What the charity does:
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
- The Gambia
Governance
Registration history:
- 08 February 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
No other names
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
- Complaints handling
- Risk management
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- 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
5 Trustee(s)
| Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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| MAXINE LAMBERT | Chair | 16 October 2011 |
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| Cate Grundy | Trustee | 10 November 2018 |
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| Gill Bennie | Trustee | 18 May 2018 |
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| DAVID BENNIE | Trustee | 18 May 2018 |
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| Jane Snow | Trustee | 16 October 2011 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | 31/03/2025 | ||
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Total gross income | £8.97k | £2.50k | £2.59k | £2.96k | £2.64k | |
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Total expenditure | £4.88k | £3.10k | £2.41k | £3.34k | £1.77k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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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 |
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| Annual return | 31 March 2025 | 25 July 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2025 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 20 August 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 23 April 2024 | 83 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 17 July 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 28 December 2021 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | Not required |