Gesgb

Registered charity 1085619 · since 2001ges-gb.org.uk·England, Scotland, Wales·Updated 29 October 2026

Key takeaways

Gesgb's giving is tied to its purpose of advancing education in subsurface energy and related technologies, so a request should show how it advances that education.
Its annual report gives no grants figure that could be read, and no grant range is stated, so no realistic request size can be given; ask the contact before naming an amount.
No application process is published on its website, in its annual report or in its register entry, so the only route shown is to get in touch through the contact given.
Its grants have gone to ESTA, to undergraduate mapping for three students chosen by its Young Professionals SIG, and to ad-hoc requests to members, so the membership appears to be central to how it gives, and no timing or deadlines are stated.

Overview

Gesgb is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1085619).

Gesgb is a registered charity whose purpose is to advance education for the public benefit in the scientific and technical aspects of subsurface energy and related technologies. Its educational work includes lectures, meetings, seminars, conferences, exhibitions, field trips, training courses and workshops, along with a student programme that supports future energy geoscientists through society membership, learning and professional connections. Its grant giving is not targeted at specific individuals or funding bodies, although ad-hoc requests to members have occurred. Where possible it makes funding available to the Earth Science Teachers Association (ESTA), and it has given undergraduate mapping funding to three students chosen by its Young Professionals SIG.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The foundation advances public education in the scientific and technical aspects of subsurface energy and related technologies. Its wider educational work includes lectures, meetings, seminars, conferences, exhibitions, field trips, training courses and workshops. Its student programme supports future energy geoscientists through society membership, learning and professional connections. Its grant giving is not targeted at specific individuals or funding bodies; ad-hoc requests to members have occurred. Where possible, it makes funding available to support teachers who engage and inspire the next generation of geoscientists, and it has provided undergraduate mapping funding for students selected by its young professionals group. It therefore supports geoscience education through its own activities and occasional financial assistance to education organisations and students.

Themes

Subsurface energy education

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Gesgb.

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£773,449	£582,636	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£521,329	£443,983	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£669,724	£614,273	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£876,789	£882,529	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£463,395	£559,798	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.