# THE CHESS TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1160881
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 13, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1160881


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o The English Chess Federation, 3 Bear Hill, Alvechurch, Birmingham, Worcestershire
- **Postcode:** B48 7JX
- **Phone:** 02074766324



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT BY PROMOTING THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF CHESS IN ALL ITS FORMS, PRINCIPALLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF ENGLAND; AND 2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE TEACHING AND PRACTICE OF CHESS.

**Activities:** Provision of grants to organisations and individuals for the development of the playing of chess




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Education/training, Amateur Sport, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £16661 | £99200 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £59806 | £86258 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £190089 | £91674 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £11672 | £63208 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £17408 | £65427 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Adam Gerard Ashton — appointed Oct. 15, 2023
- Alexander Longson — appointed Nov. 19, 2025
- DAVID STANLEY WILLIAM EUSTACE — appointed Oct. 18, 2020
- Dr Stephen Greep — appointed Sept. 20, 2023
- Evgeny Kornilovich — appointed Oct. 25, 2025
- MICHAEL CYRIL TRURAN — appointed Nov. 19, 2025
- Malcolm Bernard Pein — appointed Jan. 24, 2025
- Richard James Walsh — appointed Oct. 25, 2025
- Sarah Natasha Longson — appointed Jan. 24, 2025
- Simon David Brown — appointed Jan. 24, 2025