CCEW Charity Commission profile

GEM CONNECTION LADIES BARBERSHOP HARMONY CHORUS

Registered charity 1152040 · organisation 5033898

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
15 May 2013
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 October 2024 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£31,609
Latest expenditure
£38,419
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: The Old Slaughterhouse, Shipley Gate, Eastwood, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 3JE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.gemconnection.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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 thepublic.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
29 September 2026
Date Accounts Received
29 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£31,609
Total Gross Expenditure
£38,419
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received
21 April 2025
Date Accounts Received
21 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£26,578
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,365
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received
10 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£22,056
Total Gross Expenditure
£32,777
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received
24 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£22,459
Total Gross Expenditure
£24,546
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received
11 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£6,236
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,791

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
29 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£31,609
Total Gross Expenditure
£38,419
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
34
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2024
Ar Due Date
30 July 2025
Ar Received Date
21 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£26,578
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,365
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
32
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2023
Ar Due Date
30 July 2024
Ar Received Date
10 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£22,056
Total Gross Expenditure
£32,777
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
32
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2022
Ar Due Date
30 July 2023
Ar Received Date
24 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£22,459
Total Gross Expenditure
£24,546
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
52

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Derbyshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Leicestershire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Nottinghamshire
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
GEM CONNECTION LADIES BARBERSHOP HARMONY CHORUS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2013-05-15T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 06 DEC 2012AS AMENDED ON 09/05/2013 as amended on 28 Nov 2024
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.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
530450
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
GEM CONNECTION

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures