Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

    THE GENDER IDENTITY RESEARCH EDUCATION SOCIETY

    GIRES provides information and education about trans and gender diverse issues to all those who can improve the circumstances in which trans and gender diverse people live, including politicians, policy makers, employers, organisations that deliver public and private services, family members and journalists.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/12/23£142£139£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/22£94£133£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/21£78£59£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/20*£30£61£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/19£104£51£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/18£51£42£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/17£47£47£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/16£56£56£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/15£49£62£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/14£90£101£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/13£49£47£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/12£71£66£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/11£86£78£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/10£111£79£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/09£56£52£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/08£28£23£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/07£20£17£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/06£9£9£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/05£13£21£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/04£12£10£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 27 years

    www.gires.org.uk

    info@gires.org.uk

    01372 359481

    Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • Legal & financial advice
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Makes grants to individuals
    • Makes grants to organisations
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People With Disabilities

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Gender Identity Research and Education Society
    £77,988 12/01/2022
    A Legacy of Kindness: Telling the Story of The Gender Identity and Research Education Society (GIRES)

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • BERNARD W D REED OBE, MBA Appointed: 1997
    • CATHERINE SUZANNE BURTON (Chair) Appointed: 2020
    • MARY HELEN DEANS Appointed: 2019
    • OCTAVIAN STARR Appointed: 2020
    • SHAAN KNAN Appointed: 2024
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/02/1998, number: 1068137
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment 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
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR20: 3 days late,
    Main office

    Ashcombe House
    5 The Crescent
    LEATHERHEAD
    Surrey
    KT22 8DY

    Objectives

    The Charity’s objects are to advance education regarding all forms of gender identity and intersexissues, and in particular:i. To initiate, promote and support research particularly to address the needs of those whosegender identity does not correspond with assumptions made at birth;ii. To publish the outcome of such research and other relevant information in order to informinterested parties and the general public; andiii. To achieve a wider understanding of these issues and thereby enable equal participation withinsociety of those who experience them.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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