GEM CONNECTION LADIES BARBERSHOP HARMONY CHORUS

Charity Number: 1152040
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To preserve the style and to encourage the singing of barbershop harmony, both in chorus and quartet. To promote friendship through harmony. To advance, improve and maintain public education in an appreciation of the art and science of barbershop singing in all its aspects by the presentation of public barbershop concerts and the provision of educational workshops for members of the public.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £26,578
Total expenditure: £15,365

People

10 Trustee(s)

32 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Derbyshire
  • Leicestershire
  • Nottinghamshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 May 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • GEM CONNECTION (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Paula Wright Chair 15 December 2022
None on record
Debra Merry- Brentnall Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Eve Blunt Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Julia Burns Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Delyth Knight Trustee 14 December 2023
None on record
Sarah Streater Trustee 14 December 2023
None on record
Catharine Warner Trustee 15 December 2022
None on record
Georgina Gascoigne Trustee 17 December 2020
None on record
Deborah Bottomley Trustee 17 December 2020
None on record
HELEN MARGARET GASKELL Trustee 29 November 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £24.82k £6.24k £22.46k £22.06k £26.58k
Total expenditure £15.63k £6.79k £24.55k £32.78k £15.37k
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 30 September 2024 21 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 21 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 10 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 Not Required
Annual return 30 September 2022 24 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 Not Required
Annual return 30 September 2021 11 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 Not Required
Annual return 30 September 2020 23 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 Not Required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 06 DEC 2012 AS AMENDED ON 09/05/2013

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ("THE OBJECTS") ARE TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BARBERSHOP SINGING IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC BARBERSHOP CONCERTS AND THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

Contact information

Address:
The Old Slaughterhouse
Shipley Gate
Eastwood
NOTTINGHAM
NG16 3JE
Phone:
07791533387
Email:
chair@gemconnection.org
Website:

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