CHESS IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES

Charity number: 1133120
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Advancement of education, amateur sport,social inclusion for the public benefit by promoting the mental and moral development and improvement of young people, socially and economically disadvantaged and socially excluded as a result of unemployment, financial hardship, old age, ill health or disability through the promotion, teaching, coaching, playing and competition of chess

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Gibraltar
  • Isle Of Man
  • Kenya
  • South Africa

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 December 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stephen O'Connell CBE Trustee 14 March 2023
None on record
Isabel Keen Trustee 19 June 2019
None on record
WILLIAM WATSON Trustee 03 March 2016
None on record
Stephen Meyler Trustee 15 October 2015
None on record
Alison Sharp Trustee 08 October 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £1.49m £1.16m £1.01m £1.02m £1.21m
Total expenditure £1.56m £1.14m £860.69k £1.27m £1.14m
Income from government contracts £79.10k £52.90k £17.16k £12.00k £10.48k
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £764.05k £636.49k £741.84k £612.65k £690.49k
Income - Other trading activities £205.78k £31.87k £10.99k £8.25k £49.99k
Income - Charitable activities £519.08k £493.20k £240.96k £398.61k £457.55k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £0 £11.99k £0 £0
Income - Other £382 £500 £500 £511 £12.08k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £50.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.40m £1.13m £849.38k £1.25m £1.14m
Expenditure - Raising funds £154.76k £10.46k £11.31k £19.60k £4.66k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 £22.74k £36.13k £0
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Own use assets £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Long-term investments £870.05k £877.90k £963.85k £886.91k £822.67k
Other assets £717.73k £731.52k £900.43k £722.50k £737.81k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £51.52k £41.02k £64.35k £122.26k £81.05k

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 31 August 2023 21 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 21 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 07 August 2023 38 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 07 August 2023 38 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 30 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 30 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 29 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 29 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 29 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 29 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
44 BAKER STREET
LONDON
W1U 7RT
Phone:
02079353445