CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From:
April 18t 2023_ 315t March 2024
Charity name:
London Junlor Chess Championships
Charity registration number: 1129010
Objectives and Activities
50RP reference
Para 1.17
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing docurnent
To advance education by providing or
assisting in the provision of facilities for the
teaching development and supervision of
the playing of chess amongst persons
under the age of twenty-one years resident
in England and Wales or eligible to
represent England and Wales at chess so
as to develop their capabililies that they
may grow to full maturity as individuals and
members of societ
The main activities of the charity are
organizing and running the finals of the
London Junior Chess Charnpionships,
promoting the finals and the qualifying
events, working with organizers of the
qualifying events to ensure that they run
well and that the competitors have a good
experience. Promotion of finals and
qualifying events involves printing and
distributing leaflets and keeping
maintained website with key infomiation
about the events. Running the finals
requires hiring a venue suilable for playing
chess over five days (split either side of
Christmas with lfvo days befo￿ and three
days afterwards) with a capaGity large
enough for 400450 competitors and in
addition their parentslguardians. Running
the finals also requires paying staff who are
chess arbiters (registered with Ihe
international body FIDE) to run each age
group section. There is also a need for
additional help on the days of the fln81s for
administration and guidance for
Darentslauardians.
Yes. The publi¢ benefit document has
b6en circulated to all trustees.
Summary of the main
activities in relation lo those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
aclivities, projects or
se￿1￿$ identified in the
accounts.
Para 1.17 aThJ
1.19
statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidan
issued by the Charity
Cornmission on public
benefit
Para 1.18

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Policy on grant maklng
Para 1.38
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Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
P8ra 1.38
As always, volunteers have played a big
role in running our events and supporting
children and parents. This includes liaising
with organizers of qualifier events, creating
promotional leaflets, arranging staffing for
the finals and coordinating staff at the
finals.
Contribution made by
volunteers
Para 1.38
other
Achievements and Performance
SORP ￿ference
In 2023 we ran a Suc￿sSful event.
Several hundred children took part in
qualifier toumaments, and those that
qualified attended the LJCC Finals, at
University of Westminster Marylebone
Campus and University of Westminster
Harrow Campus.
Our events were well organised and chess
was played to a high standard.
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charily's work has made to
the circumstances of ils
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as
whole.
Par8 1.20
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Achievements against
objectives set
Objectives met
Para 1.41
No specific objectives set

Perfomiance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41
Investment perfonnan
against objectives
No specific objectives set
Parn 1.41
Other

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial posilion at the end
of the period
Para 1.21
Total cash funds.. £28,187. These are held
in the charity's Co-op bank account and are
available for immediate use.
The charity has no other monetary assets.
The charity has no investment assets.
The charity has assets held for use as
described in the box below 'Assets held by
the charity,.
The charity has payments to two arbiters
outstanding and has yet to be invoiced for
the ECF grading fees. These are likely to
total around £1000 and should be payable
in the followin
financial ear.
The following are the main reasons that the
charity holds reserves.
11 After building up reserves we will be
able to spend some of them on
equipment for the finals. This
includes clocks, sets and boards. If
we are able to do this then we will
be able to simplify the logistics of
events as we will not need to source
equipment from elsewhere and we
will also save money on the hire
fees that we will not need to pay.
2) Each year we have to pay Certain
expenses (such as venue hire)
before receiving all entry fees and
we need funds in the charity's
account to be able to pay for these.
3) There is some uncertainty about the
cost of venue hire each year and we
need to have enough in the charity's
account to be able to cope wilh
significant increase in this part of
the charit
's out
oin
£28,187
nla
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
staling why they are held
Para t.22
Amount of reserves held
Reasons for holding zero
resetves
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertaintieB about the
charity continuing as a going
oncern
Para 1.22
Parn 1.22
Paro 1.24
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Para 1.23
We have a healthy balance at the end of
the financial year and there are no
uncertainties about the Charity Continuing
asa
oin
conGem.
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The charity's principle
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Entry fees for our finals provide the revenue
that supports our event.
Para 1.47

Inveslment policy and
objeGlives including any
social investment policy
adopted
Para 1.46
No specific investment objectives.
Principal risks facing the charity are..
1) Increasing costs. particularly venue
hire and staff costs in an
increasingly professionalized chess
world.
2) Brand erosion. The charity requires
the finals to be run smoothly 50 that
competrtors and parentslguardians
enjoy them. This includes the
management of complaints and
having clear procedures and
policies for this. The is also a risk
associated with the qualifier events
which we as a charity do not
manage directly but they are
associated with the brand and so
we must endeavour to ensure that
qualifier organisers receive suitable
coaching where necessary so that
children and their parentslguardians
are satisfied with these events also.
3) Safeguarding. The finals host
around 400450 children and their
parenlslguardians at each of the
pre- and post-christmas events and
it is vital that we have adequate
safeguarding procedures in place.
A description of the principle
risks facing the charity
Para 1.46
The charity has a large quantity of chess
playing equipment.
The equipment isny new and is need of
updating.
Currently we have approximately:
160 chess clocks
170 chess sets
180 chess boards
Assets held by the charity
Stationery- worth approx. £30 in total
Ten trophy boards (currently stored
elsewhere}
Approximalely 4 silver trophies, location
unknown

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity,
trusts=
Type of goveming document
Itrusl deed, 10
al charter
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constilutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Para 1.25
Trust deed
Para 1.25
Trust
Para 1.25
New trustees must be appointed by the
existing trustees.
Meetings are quorate as long as one third
of the total number of trustees (minimum
two trustees) are present throughout
meeting
Addltlonal Infomiatlon (optlonal)
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
No specific training procedures currently in
place.
All trustees attending events must have u
t￿date enhanced DBS checks.
One trustee is a qualified first alder
One trustee is a qualified child protection
officer
Para 1.51
LJCC runs the London Junior Chess
Championships finals.
Individual organiser5 are responsible for
organising qualifying events. These are
held in LJCC'S name, and LJCC expects
them to be run to a high standard.
LJCC is not responsible for public liabilty
issues around these evenls
The charity's organisational
structure and any wider
ne￿Ork with which th8
charity works
ParA 1.51
Relationship with any
related parties
LJCC employs qualified arbiters, volunteers
and specific extemal agents (eg Book Shop
organiser) during the period of the finals.
LJCC rents venues from University of
Westminster and has an arm's length
relationship with Universty of Westminster
staff including security staff, cleaners and
¢ontra¢ted staff who run the canteens
Para 1.51
Other
Reference and Administrative details
Charit
name
Other name the ¢hari
uses
islered cha
number
The London Junior Chess Cham
LJCC
1129010
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Charitable Trust

Charity's principle address
11 Greenisland Road
Portadown
Craigavon
County Annagh
BT62 1 UZ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
D¥t¢s aet•d if not for whole
ear
Trusts8 name
Office lif any}
Name of person lor body) entitlod
toa
0Snt tru8tee
If a
Nell Butler
Chair
Ezra Lutton
Treasurer
Angela Eyton
Amold Lutton
Marc Shaw
Congress Controller
Qualifiers
Tony Niccoli
Neville Belinfante
Sarah Ballard
Cor
orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re
Director name
ortwasa
roved
Narne of trustees holding title lo property belonging to the charity
Trustee name
Dates acted If not for whole
ear

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of other5
Description of the assets
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held in this capacity
Name and objects ofthe
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
NIA
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own
assets
NIA
Additional infomiation (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional Infomiatlon
Type of
Name
Addres$
adviser
Chief
Arbiter
Jo Wildman
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infomiationl
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of ke
ersonnel details
Other o
tional information

Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Slgned on behalf of the charlty's trustses
Signature(s)
Fvll name(s)
Position leg Secretary*
Chair, etc)
5014A/ &z£th Li4fi
Date

CHARITY COMMISSIO
FOR ENGLAND AND WALE
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the perlod
from
3110312024
To
Section A Receipts and payments
Unre8tricte¢
funds
to tho wrest
Restrictod
funds
Endowmont
funds
Totsl fund6
Last y•ar
to th• n6ar88tt
to th8 ￿ar•St£
totho n8arvBt£
tothe Durn8tt
A1 Recelpts
Entry fees
Levie
2B,934
873
28.934
873
18,990
605
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)
29,807
29W07
19.603
A2 Asset and Investment sales,
Isee table).
Sub total
29.807
29.807
19.603
A3 Payments
Trophies
Staffina (l￿travell
Fknte13
T&Nis usel loreoLitynent
Prizes
Venue
Insurance
Printing
Website
Scoresheets
Materi8L%
Grading
492
7.706
1.802
519
4A95
9.043
3BO
1,063
2,000
136
6,403
303
1,802
519
4.495
3,429
6,947
206
934
380
1.053
2.000
615
3B3
383
369
15.341
Sub total
27072
A4 Asset and Investment
urchases, Ise¢ tsble
Loan reDa
ment
389
389
Sub total
389
28,281
28.281
19.341
Net of recelpts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cosh fund5 la$t yèar ènd
Cash funds thls year end
1,546
262
26,641
28,187
26.641
28,187
20.379
26.041
CCXX R1 accounts ISSI
0110512025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestrictsd
funds
to ntrarest£
Restrietvd
funds
t<* ntrarwt £
Endowment
funds
to noarost £
Categorl•s
Detall8
B1 Ca8h fund8
Cash availaNe in Cow acc4xJnt
28.187
Total Cash funds
28,187
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IttfjUMl&ll OK
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funds
to 0garost£
OK
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fund8
to np4rest£
Re8tricted
funds
to e
Detall$
Fund to whkh
aiaet belon
Currentvalue
lonal
D8ts118
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Fund towhSBh
499Ot belon
Cvrrnntvalu
Detsils
180 cTh888 boards
B4 Assets retslned for tho
charlty's own uso
170 chess sets
1fj0 che95 clocks
Ten trophy ￿ardS
St8boTr
Fund towhSch
r•lats8
Amoutht d
onal
due
Details
staff paYn￿tIO one arblter88 yet
uncl*med. Stsrytr8n5POrt o)8t# undairn*Y
tyone other arbiter.
E¢F grdding in¥o¢¢ ft*thls year Trji
yetrnceivad.
B5 Llabllltle8
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bghaK of sll the tIU61ee6
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Pdnl N8me
Datè of
roval
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CCXX R2 accounts ISSI
0110512025

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