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GIA ENGLAND

Registered charity 1101116 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GIA LONDON

Advancement of education and training in the science and practice of gemmology and related subjects.

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Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that GIA England reported a net deficit of £350,642 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to a deficit of £1,541,193. This position is below the charity's stated policy target of maintaining two months' unrestricted reserves. However, the trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, supported by a letter of intent for continued financial support from the affiliated Gemological Institute of America, Inc.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months’ unrestricted reserves (held: £-1.5m)
“although this is below the Charity’s policy level of having two months’ unrestricted reserves (based on charitable activities costs)” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan principal and interest due to GIA US
“The balance due to Gemological Institute of America, Inc., at the year-end was £1,528,391 (2023: £1,521,394) of which £1,515,526 (2023: £1,492,256) was for the principal on the loans, £4,983 (2023: £6,273) was for interest on loans, and £7,882 (2023: £22,865) was for other support costs/purchases.” — page 6
“GIA England is also invoiced by Gemological Institute of America, Inc., for training support and the cost of books and equipment used to teach the classes which totalled £150,708 for the year” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Training support and materials costs from GIA US
“The balance due to Gemological Institute of America, Inc., at the year-end was £1,528,391 (2023: £1,521,394) of which £1,515,526 (2023: £1,492,256) was for the principal on the loans, £4,983 (2023: £6,273) was for interest on loans, and £7,882 (2023: £22,865) was for other support costs/purchases.” — page 6
“GIA England is also invoiced by Gemological Institute of America, Inc., for training support and the cost of books and equipment used to teach the classes which totalled £150,708 for the year” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Deloitte LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£2.0m
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~9.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.6m£2.0m
31/12/2023£1.7m£1.7m
31/12/2022£1.3m£1.8m
31/12/2021£1.0m£1.5m
31/12/2020£777k£1.2m

Common questions

Is GIA ENGLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that GIA England reported a net deficit of £350,642 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to a deficit of £1,541,193. This position is below the charity's stated policy target of maintaining two months' unrestricted reserves. However, the trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, supported by a letter of intent for continued financial support from the affiliated Gemological Institute of America, Inc. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Deloitte LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST1£38k
THE COMPANY OF ARTS SCHOLARS CHARITABLE TRUST1£14k
The Ashley Family Foundation1£9k
GRACE CHURCH DELL ROAD1£2k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Gemmological Association of Great Britain.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GIA ENGLAND£1.6m——unclear—no doubt
The Gemmological Association of Great Britain FY2025£3.3m£100,001 - £110,000—within—no doubt
GREATER EUROPE MISSION UK FY2025£630kmore than £60,0001below—no doubt
GROUP FOR EDUCATION IN MUSEUMS FY2024£426k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025£2.5m—1below—no doubt
THE INSTITUTE OF QUARRYING FY2024£1.2m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.