STEMA

Registered charity 1204510 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STEMA RESEARCH

Its activities are:(1) Conducting and disseminating research into topics related to global health; and(2) Developing practical tools and resources.

Objects

THE CHARITABLE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE FIELD OF GLOBAL HEALTH. THE CIO IS TO PURSUE THIS OBJECTIVE THROUGH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:1. CONDUCTING AND DISSEMINATING RESEARCH INTO TOPICS RELATED TO GLOBAL HEALTH WHICH MAY INCLUDE:A. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS INCLUDING COMMUNITY HEALTH, PLANETARY HEALTH, POSITIVE HEALTH AND SYSTEMS THINKING;B. AGENTIC APPROACHES SUCH AS PARTICIPATORY METHODS, AND RESOURCEFULNESS;C. INNOVATIONS IN DATA-GATHERING METHODS AND TECHNOLOGYD. APPROACHES TO MEASURING HEALTH, INCLUDING MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORKS AND INDICES E. DECISION-MAKING METHODS AND INNOVATIONSF. ANY OTHER TOPICS RELATED TO GLOBAL HEALTH, COMMUNITY HEALTH OR PLANETARY HEALTH WHICH THE TRUSTEES OR THOSE THEY HAVE DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO DEEM APPROPRIATE2. DEVELOPING PRACTICAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING DIGITAL TOOLS, WHICH ENABLE USERS TO RESEARCH, EXPLORE AND UNDERSTAND GLOBAL HEALTH TOPICS, DATA AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATION. THIS MAY INCLUDE TOOLS THAT SUPPORT USERS TO COLLECT AND ANALYSE DATA, MEASURE HEALTH OR COMMUNITY HEALTH, AND UNDERSTAND OR MODEL THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF INTERVENTIONS OR DECISIONS.DEFINITIONS: IN THE ABOVE EXPOSITION OF THE CIO’S CHARITABLE OBJECTS, THE TERMS USED ARE TO BE UNDERSTOOD AS FOLLOWS:A. “COMMUNITY HEALTH” IS AN APPROACH TO HEALTH PROMOTION THAT TAKES THE COMMUNITY AS THE UNIT OF ANALYSIS RATHER THAN THE INDIVIDUAL.B. “PLANETARY HEALTH” IS A CONCEPT THAT DESCRIBES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HEALTH OF HUMAN CIVILIZATION AND THE STATE OF THE NATURAL SYSTEMS ON WHICH IT DEPENDS. FOR EXAMPLE PLANETARY HEALTH WOULD BE CONCERNED (INTER ALIA) WITH THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HEALTH.C. “POSITIVE HEALTH” CAN BE UNDERSTOOD IN OPPOSITION TO THE ‘DEFICIT MODEL’ OF HEALTH, WHEREBY HEALTH IS UNDERSTOOD AS AN ABSENCE OF PROBLEMS OR DISEASE. IN CONTRAST, POSITIVE HEALTH ALSO CONSIDERS FLOURISHING AND WELLBEING, AND THE FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THEM.D. “SYSTEMS THINKING” IS AN APPROACH TO ANALYSING SYSTEMS THAT FOCUSES ON THE WAY A SYSTEM’S CONSTITUENT PARTS INTERRELATE AND WORK OVER TIME. THIS CONTRASTS WITH APPROACHES WHICH STUDY SYSTEMS BY BREAKING THEM DOWN INTO THEIR SEPARATE ELEMENTS AND CONSIDERING THEM IN ISOLATION.E. “AGENTIC APPROACHES” ARE APPROACHES TO IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH WHICH ARE DISTINGUISHED BY THE EMPHASIS THEY PLACE ON ENHANCING THE AGENCY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO IMPROVE THEIR OWN HEALTH OUTCOMES, AS OPPOSED TO “TOP-DOWN” APPROACHES WHICH AIM TO SOLVE DEFICITS OR PROBLEMS FOR THEM.F. “PARTICIPATORY METHODS” REFERS TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO RESPECT THE AGENCY OF RESEARCH SUBJECTS BY ENSURING THAT THEY ARE NOT MERELY SUBJECTS BUT ACTIVE AND EMPOWERED PARTICIPANTS.G. "RESOURCEFULNESS” IS AN AGENTIC FRAMEWORK FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION WHICH COMBINES A FOCUS ON THE AGENCY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THE NEED TO ADDRESS STRUCTURAL AND HISTORIC CONSTRAINTS ON THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE THEIR OWN HEALTH; AS OPPOSED TO OTHER AGENTIC APPROACHES WHICH HAVE BEEN CRITICISED FOR PLACING TOO MUCH OF THE BURDEN OF CHANGE ON MARGINALISED AND DISADVANTAGED GROUPS.

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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Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £140,052, resulting in a net increase in funds of £3,100. The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £11,536, which the trustees note is at the lower end of their policy target of three to six months of operating costs. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 2 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 06/11/2025, 6 days after the 31/10/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Geordan Shannon BMed PhDchair
• Derek Tan
• Dr Richard Medland SFHEA

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

Operates in: Australia · Kenya · Peru · Sierra Leone · South Africa

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