The Welsh Junior Chess Educational Trust
What it does
Promote the study of chess amongst persons under the age of 21 years in Wales and in schools, colleges, universities and other educational establishments in Wales with a view to the improvement of the minds of young chess players. The furthering of their general education and the development of the general education provided in the educational establishments.
Its charitable purposes
CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE TEACHING DEVELOPMENT AND SUPERVISION OF THE PLAYING OF CHESS BY YOUNG CHESS PLAYERS IN SCHOOLS COLLEGES UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN WALES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Provides staff or volunteers
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £3,120 and spent £23,475.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £3,120 | £23,475 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | £3,375 | £7,100 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £8,160 | £4,043 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £3,202 | £8,677 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £6,000 | £6,500 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 48%, from £6,000 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £3,120 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 752% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Adrian MacDonald Davies
- Claire Marie Evans
- Donald John Thomas
- Ian Patrick Eustis
- Malcolm Jones
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 3 September 2026, 150 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 8 July 2025, 207 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 8 January 2025, 23 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 28 November 2023, 64 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 11 January 2023, 20 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 504464
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 13 August 1975
- Governing document
- DEED OF TRUST DATED 18 APRIL 1975
- Council area of its contact address
- Neath Port Talbot
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.