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the geographical association

The charity supports children and young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. The Geographical Association is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Sheffield and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The GA's mission is the advancement of education for the public benefit by furthering geographical knowledge and understanding through the promotion and dissemination of good practice in geographical teaching and learning. It operates mainly in the UK. Funding is derived from membership subscriptions, sales of educational resources, training event fees and externally funded curriculum projects.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,274,684
Latest Expenditure
£1,323,160

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 102.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 98.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 4.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £124
Charitable Activities £1,163,289
Other Trading £0
Investments £47,026
Other Income £64,245

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,305,579
Raising Funds £17,581
Governance £39,975
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,274,684£1,323,160£1,305,579£2,195,239£1,911,38418 / 30
2023£1,125,312£1,221,160£1,194,165£1,793,409£1,455,96319 / 30
2022£1,066,279£1,269,158£1,246,752£1,935,393£1,935,39318 / 30
2021£953,692£962,851£943,524£2,311,848£2,018,33316 / 50
2020£1,113,365£1,045,338£1,029,725£2,015,352£2,000,98213 / 180

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
THE GEOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION
160 SOLLY STREET
SHEFFIELD
S1 4BF
Registration Date
24 March 2010
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
4049690
Charity Number
1135148

Trustees

DR Paula Richardson
Peter Alan Brock
Alastair John Owens
Hina Robinson
James Hagan Nana Esson
Anthony Barlow
Denise Ann Howlett
Lawrence Michael Bate
Sophie Wilson
Mark James Froud
Robert Chambers
John Hopkin
Catherine Owen