PRECIOUS GEMS

Charity number: 1160917
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Precious Gems is actively involved in building the capacity of women and young people, by identifying their gifts and talents and utilising these gifts and talents to enable them meet their identified social, economic, mental and environmental needs in their community. We operate in the United Kingdom and through our partner organisations outside the United Kingdom.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £111,672
Total expenditure: £115,551

People

3 Trustee(s)

100 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Bolton
  • Bury
  • Manchester City
  • Salford City
  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Scotland
  • Tanzania
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 March 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tony Shepherd Chair 14 September 2015
None on record
Susan Riley Trustee 12 January 2019
None on record
Dr OBOH COLLINS ACHIOYAMEN Trustee 14 March 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 29/02/2020 28/02/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £53.73k £73.03k £101.55k £100.10k £111.67k
Total expenditure £39.42k £72.35k £84.85k £99.82k £115.55k
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 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2021 28 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 28 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 February 2020 18 February 2021 51 days late
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2020 18 February 2021 51 days late 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 16 Mar 2015

Charitable objects

TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE CITIZENS OF BOLTON, WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, SO AS TO ENABLE THEM BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY, LEADING TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING.

Area of benefit

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

BOLTON

Contact information

Address:
Commerce House
59 Bridgeman Place
BOLTON
BL2 1DW
Phone:
07426918206
Email:
enquiry@preciousgems.org.uk
Website:

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