GEMS CHARITY

Registered charity 1151048 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Gourmet dinners, quiz nights, bag packs, raffles, clutter sales, tribute bands, car wash, book stall, fashion show, open gardens, open farm, antique fair

Objects

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR FOR PATIENTS OF THE LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY ONCOLOGY UNITY BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES,SUPPORT SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES

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

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Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£2k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £81,955 at the end of the financial year, with no liabilities reported. The trustees note that these reserves are maintained to sustain new projects and await requests from the Leicester Royal Infirmary for specific items or refurbishments.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Reserves remain in the account as such time that the Leicester Royal Infirmary (LRI) chemotherapy unit request the money for items / refurbishment needed, which is yet to be requested. (held: £82k)
“Reserves remain in the account as such time that the Leicester Royal Infirmary (LRI) chemotherapy unit request the money for items / refurbishment needed, which is yet to be requested.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — GEMS Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
06/06/2025£31k£2k
06/06/2024£49k£79k
06/06/2023£52k£2k
06/06/2022£29k£136k
06/06/2021£19k£17k

Common questions

Is GEMS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £81,955 at the end of the financial year, with no liabilities reported. The trustees note that these reserves are maintained to sustain new projects and await requests from the Leicester Royal Infirmary for specific items or refurbishments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.