Gene People

Charity number: 1141583
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

GENE PEOPLE (FORMERLY GENETIC DISORDERS UK) WAS CREATED IN 2011 WITH THE VISION OF IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY GENETIC CONDITIONS. THE CHARITY OFFERs SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, AND PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR CONDITION-SPECIFIC UK-BASED SUPPORT GROUPS AND CHARITIES.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £81,219
Total expenditure: £68,111

People

9 Trustee(s)

4 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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 April 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GDUK (Working name)
  • Gene People (Working name)
  • GENE PEOPLE (Previous name)
  • GENETIC DISORDERS UK (Previous name)
  • JEANS FOR GENES (Previous name)
Company number:
07564771 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alastair Kent OBE Chair 23 November 2020
None on record
Dr Christine Hilcenko Trustee 18 December 2024
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE CAMBRIDGE
Received: On time
THE CO-MASONIC BENEVOLENT FUND
Received: On time
THE RAYMOND NICOLET TRUST
Received: On time
Nigel Lorenzo Nicholls Trustee 19 March 2024
None on record
Dr Charles Steward Trustee 31 January 2024
None on record
Arti Patel Trustee 26 June 2023
TREACHER COLLINS FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP
Received: On time
Christopher John Conway Trustee 31 March 2022
None on record
Dr Nicola Taverner Trustee 19 March 2022
None on record
Derek Ansel Trustee 10 March 2022
None on record
Saurav Mitra Trustee 13 May 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £1.05m £671.23k £104.59k £108.01k £81.22k
Total expenditure £1.07m £888.77k £148.20k £128.85k £68.11k
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
Income - Donations and legacies £78.97k £156.99k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £58.75k £513.43k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £912.42k £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £113 £808 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £465.99k £323.71k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £607.70k £377.85k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £46.00k £13.86k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £99.43k £205.10k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £187.21k 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 March 2024 06 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 17 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 17 November 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15/03/2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/03/2011 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 23/03/2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11/04/2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03/09/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25 JUL 2016 AS AMENDED ON 28 MAR 2019 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 05 MAY 2021 as amended on 05 May 2021 as amended on 30 Apr 2025 as amended on 30 Apr 2025

Charitable objects

3.1 The Objects are: 3.1.1 the relief of persons suffering from genetic disorders; 3.1.2 the advancement of medical research into the causes, cure, prevention or relief of such disorders and the publication of the results of that research; 3.1.3 to raise awareness and advance the education of the public on the subject of genetic disorders; 3.1.4 to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of other genetic disorder charities in order to assist them to achieve their charitable purposes; and 3.1.5 such other purposes as are charitable according to the laws of England and Wales for the benefit of the public. 3.2 Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with any statutory provision regarding the meaning of the word charitable or the words charitable purposes in force in any part of the United Kingdom.

Area of benefit

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

UNITED KINGDOM

Contact information

Address:
c/o Tudor John Accountants Ltd
Nightingale House
46-48 East Street
EPSOM
Surrey
KT17 1HQ
Phone:
0800 987 8987
Email:
hello@genepeople.org.uk
Website:

www.genepeople.org.uk Open in new window