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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

BRAILLE CHESS ASSOCIATION

Vision StatementTo 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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£114£93£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/22£66£49£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£22£22£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£35£31£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19£64£71£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18£56£69£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£54£64£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£91£62£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£62£58£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£69£60£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£56£70£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£56£65£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11£71£72£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10£38£43£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£69£55£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08£69£52£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07£119£129£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06£57£41£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05£42£46£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£50£35£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 53 years

http://www.braillechess.org.uk

customerservices@braillechess.org.uk

01164 296554

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Braille Chess Association - 05/07/21
£1,000 28/07/2021
Core Funding

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ABI EMMA SIAN BAKER Appointed: 2022
  • GERARD FRANCIS WALSH Appointed: 2024
  • GARY MARTIN WICKETT Appointed: 2024
  • JOHN ALFRED FULLWOOD Appointed: 2024
  • JULIE ANN LEONARD Appointed: 2014
  • MARK KIRKHAM Appointed: 2004
  • MR GUY WHITEHOUSE Appointed: 2007
  • TRISTRAM CHARLES COLE Appointed: 2024
  • WILLIAM GEORGE ARMSTRONG (Chair) Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/11/1971, number: 263049
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

58 Earl Russell Street
LEICESTER
LE2 8LH

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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