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chess in schools and communities

The charity supports children and young people. Chess In Schools And Communities is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Kenya, and various other locations.


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

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

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,241,748
Latest Expenditure
£1,474,651

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 118.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £594,439
Charitable Activities £623,211
Other Trading £1,800
Investments £0
Other Income £22,298

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,467,713
Raising Funds £6,938
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,241,748£1,474,651£1,467,713£1,331,066£1,057,5174 / 40
2023£1,210,106£1,141,832£1,137,169£1,479,431£1,115,2816 / 30
2022£1,020,022£1,267,615£1,248,013£1,487,140£1,114,6914 / 30
2021£1,006,273£860,690£849,384£1,799,932£1,510,9295 / 50
2020£1,162,056£1,137,770£1,127,307£1,568,399£1,255,7747 / 6

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers