01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 4 December 2009
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07017640
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £1,981,178
- Latest expenditure
- £1,739,558
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 44 BAKER STREET, LONDON, W1U 7RT
Website recorded by the regulator: www.chessinschools.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,981,178
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,739,558
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,241,748
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,474,651
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,210,106
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,141,832
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 August 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 August 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,020,022
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,267,615
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,006,273
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £860,690
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 2 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,981,178
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,739,558
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 20180
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 40
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,241,748
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,474,651
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 26662
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 40
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 21 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,210,106
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,141,832
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 10478
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 7 August 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,020,022
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,267,615
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 12000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,006,273
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £860,690
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 17155
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 2 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1297258
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 17417
- Income Charitable Activities
- 624732
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 41771
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1981178
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £9,263
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,729,645
- Expenditure Other
- 650
- Expenditure Total
- 1739558
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 7059
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 349143
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 23905
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,178,791
- Assets Total Fixed
- 948753
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 948753
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,533,082
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £885,225
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,596,610
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 847725
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 37500
- Assets Cash
- £763,404
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1181529
- Funds Restricted
- 415081
- Funds Total
- 1596610
- Count Employees
- 4
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 594439
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1800
- Income Charitable Activities
- 623211
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 22298
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1241748
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,938
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,467,713
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1474651
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 6570
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 282347
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 84540
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,057,517
- Assets Total Fixed
- 922098
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 922098
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £534,029
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £125,061
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,331,066
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 87561
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 37500
- Assets Cash
- £469,459
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1057517
- Funds Restricted
- 273549
- Funds Total
- 1331066
- Count Employees
- 4
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 21 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 690488
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 49993
- Income Charitable Activities
- 457549
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 12076
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1210106
- Income Legacies
- 50000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,663
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,137,169
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1141832
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 265089
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- -64234
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,115,281
- Assets Total Fixed
- 822670
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 822670
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £737,811
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £81,050
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,479,431
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 43550
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 37500
- Assets Cash
- £560,091
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1115281
- Funds Restricted
- 364150
- Funds Total
- 1479431
- Count Employees
- 6
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 7 August 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 612646
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 8251
- Income Charitable Activities
- 398614
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 511
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1020022
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £19,602
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,248,013
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1267615
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 36130
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 284400
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- -76948
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,114,691
- Assets Total Fixed
- 886905
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 886905
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £722,495
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £122,260
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,487,140
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 84760
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 37500
- Assets Cash
- £479,471
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1156207
- Funds Restricted
- 330933
- Funds Total
- 1487140
- Count Employees
- 4
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 741835
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 10987
- Income Charitable Activities
- 240962
- Income Investments
- 11989
- Income Other
- 500
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1006273
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £11,306
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £849,384
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 860690
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 22743
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 256406
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 88855
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,510,929
- Assets Total Fixed
- 963852
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 963852
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £900,426
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £64,346
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,799,932
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 64346
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £588,128
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1510929
- Funds Restricted
- 289003
- Funds Total
- 1799932
- Count Employees
- 5
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Gibraltar
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Isle Of Man
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- South Africa
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Kenya
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CHESS IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2009-12-04T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14/09/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18/06/2014
- Charitable Objects
- 3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING THE MENTAL AND MORALDEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY ANDECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, THROUGH THE PROMOTION, TEACHING, COACHING, PLAYING ANDCOMPETITION OF CHESS.3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT, INCLUDING THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION,FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THROUGH THE PROMOTION, TEACHING, COACHING, PLAYING AND COMPETITION OFCHESS.3.3 THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION, TEACHING,COACHING, PLAYING AND COMPETITION OF CHESS AMONG THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AS A RESULTOF UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, OLD AGE, ILL HEALTH OR DISABILITY.
- Area Of Benefit
- ENGLAND
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests