GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 1144969 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as G.E.T. · also registered in Scotland as SC046627 (OSCR)

THE PROVISION OF ITEMS OR SERVICES WHICH WILL HELP TO IMPROVE STANDARDS OF LITERACY AND READING. THE PROVISION OF READING MATERIALS TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE EFFECTS OF ISOLATION, POVERTY AND MENTAL HEALTH.

Objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UK IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF ITEMS OR SERVICES WHICH WILL IMPROVE STANDARDS OF LITERACY AND READING B) PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS OR BURSARIES TO PEOPLE TO ENABLE THEM TO ATTEND COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITYC) THE PROVISION OF LEARNING MATERIALS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.D)THE PROVISION OF READING MATERIALS AND LITERATURE TO PROMOTE READING AND LITERACY.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OVERSEAS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF LEARNING RESOURCES AND TEACHING SUPPORT FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN B) PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS OR BURSARIES TO PEOPLE TO ENABLE THEM TO ATTEND SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£244k

Latest spending

£255k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,830 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds of £349,801. The trustees' report indicates that reserves will be carried forward in pursuit of charitable objectives, and the independent examiner confirmed the appropriateness of the going concern basis without identifying material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Governance: The examiner's report highlights a limitation of scope regarding cash expenditure evidence and notes that a shop ('Carmarthen Free Books') produces its own independently examined accounts, included as net income less expenditure rather than full consolidation. It also notes a past Charities Commission investigation closed in 2019.

“in subsequent years the clients record keeping has improved and there is only a limitation of scope when providing sufficient evidence for our examination, in relation to cash expenditure recorded. The client also has a shop which is run under the name of ‘Carmarthen Free Books’, which produces its own independently examined accounts. The information contained in these accounts has been included in the charities accounts as a net income less expenditure value rather than a full consolidation.” — page 11

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Melinda Brigitta Nagy
Melinda Horvath
Zaheem Ikhlaq

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£244k	£255k
31/12/2023	£248k	£250k
31/12/2022	£292k	£303k
31/12/2021	£420k	£438k
31/12/2020	£399k	£344k

Common questions

Is GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,830 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds of £349,801. The trustees' report indicates that reserves will be carried forward in pursuit of charitable objectives, and the independent examiner confirmed the appropriateness of the going concern basis without identifying material uncertainties. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/11/2020	£9k	BAME Communities Covid Awareness Campaign