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Gems (Gambian Educational and Medical Services)
- 5 trustees
- Income £2k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- The Gambia
- Website
- gemsgambia.webs.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2005
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£2k£3k
- 2025£3k£2k
- 2024£3k£3k
Earlier years
- 2023£3k£2k
- 2022£2k£3k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG CHILDREN IN GAMBIA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THOSE OF PRE-SCHOOL AGE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS (THE BENEFICIARIES), BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NURSERY SCHOOLS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF TEACHERS.2. THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONG THE BENEFICIARIES, THEIR FAMILIES, CARERS AND THE INHABITANTS OF SENCHU BALIA, THE GAMBIA, THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF A FREE PHARMACY AND TREATMENT CENTRE.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Maxine Lambert Chair since 2011
- Cate Grundy since 2018
- David Bennie since 2018
- Gill Bennie since 2018
- Jane Snow since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- Maxine Lambert Chair since 2011
- Cate Grundy since 2018
- David Bennie since 2018
- Gill Bennie since 2018
- Jane Snow since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Maxine Lambert Chair since 2011
- Cate Grundy since 2018
- David Bennie since 2018
- Gill Bennie since 2018
- Jane Snow since 2011
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1107994
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 DECEMBER 2004 AS AMENDED 3 FEB 2005
- Contact on the register
- 01273823105 · maxjja@googlemail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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