01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 8 February 2005
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £2,453
- Latest expenditure
- £3,111
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 38 Colbourne Road, Hove, BN3 1TB
Website recorded by the regulator: gemsgambia.webs.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,453
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,111
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,637
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,774
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,964
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,337
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,591
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,407
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,499
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,097
04 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- The Gambia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
05 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
06 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GEMS (GAMBIAN EDUCATIONAL AND MEDICAL SERVICES)
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2005-02-08T00:00:00
07 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 DECEMBER 2004 AS AMENDED 3 FEB 2005
- Charitable Objects
- 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG CHILDREN IN GAMBIA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THOSE OF PRE-SCHOOL AGE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS (THE BENEFICIARIES), BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NURSERY SCHOOLS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF TEACHERS.2. THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONG THE BENEFICIARIES, THEIR FAMILIES, CARERS AND THE INHABITANTS OF SENCHU BALIA, THE GAMBIA, THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF A FREE PHARMACY AND TREATMENT CENTRE.
- Area Of Benefit
- GAMBIA
08 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling