BRAILLE CHESS ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 263049
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Vision Statement To spread and advance the playing of chess among blind and partially sighted people throughout the United Kingdom by organising tournaments and providing coaching and reference material. Also we provide, at subsidised cost, tactile chess sets and talking digital chess clocks.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £116,722
Total expenditure: £89,669

People

11 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 November 1971: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
WILLIAM GEORGE ARMSTRONG Chair 15 March 2023
MARY BISHOP PRIZE FUND
Received: On time
Gary John Hogan Trustee 15 March 2025
None on record
Voldi Gailans Trustee 15 March 2025
None on record
Brandan Scott Read Trustee 15 March 2025
None on record
Tristram Charles Cole Trustee 16 March 2024
None on record
GERARD FRANCIS WALSH Trustee 16 March 2024
THE JOHN ROBINSON YOUTH CHESS TRUST
Received: On time
THE JOHN ROBINSON YOUTH CHESS TRUST CIO
Recently registered
John Alfred Fullwood Trustee 16 March 2024
None on record
Abi Emma Sian Baker Trustee 26 March 2022
None on record
Julie Ann Leonard Trustee 08 March 2014
None on record
MR GUY WHITEHOUSE Trustee 03 March 2007
None on record
MARK KIRKHAM Trustee 20 March 2004
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £34.93k £22.08k £65.76k £113.71k £116.72k
Total expenditure £30.66k £21.62k £49.36k £93.00k £89.67k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2024 08 July 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 08 July 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 19 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 19 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 17 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 17 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 11 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 Not Required
Annual return 30 September 2020 11 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 11 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23/10/1970 AS AMENDED ON 22/03/1986 AS AMENDED ON 15/03/1997 AS AMENDED ON 13/03/1999 AS AMENDED ON 03/03/2007 AS AMENDED ON 07/03/2009 AS AMENDED ON 05/03/2011 AS AMENDED ON 03/03/2012 AS AMENDED ON 08/03/2014 as amended on 17 Mar 2018 as amended on 26 Oct 2021 as amended on 16 Mar 2024 as amended on 15 Mar 2025

Charitable objects

THE FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATION AMONG THE BLIND IN RELATION TO THE GAME OF CHESS. (FOR DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23RD OCTOBER 1970).

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
58 Earl Russell Street
LEICESTER
LE2 8LH
Phone:
01164 296554
Email:
customerservices@braillechess.org.uk
Website:

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