Braille Chess Association

Registered charity 263049 Registered since 1971

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.6y median 2y

average tenure

22y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

6.4y

average years in governance

9 vs 2 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 12Amateur Sport 11Education/training 3Arts/culture/heritage/science 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board

Boards that share trustees

The Valentine Singers 1 shared trustee
The John Robinson Youth Chess Trust 1 shared trustee
The John Robinson Youth Chess Trust CIO 1 shared trustee
Redbridge Talking Newspaper Association 1 shared trustee
Mary Bishop Prize Fund 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The John Robinson Youth Chess Trust 1 shared trustee
The John Robinson Youth Chess Trust CIO 1 shared trustee
The Valentine Singers 1 shared trustee
Redbridge Talking Newspaper Association 1 shared trustee
Mary Bishop Prize Fund 1 shared trustee
Guru Nanak Gurdwara and Sikh Community Centre Similar size; both Sport

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Contact

Website	http://www.braillechess.org.uk
Email	customerservices@braillechess.org.uk
Phone	01164 296554
Address	58 Earl Russell Street, LEICESTER, LE2 8LH

Finances

£116,722 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£34,931	£30,664
2021	£22,080	£21,616
2022	£65,759	£49,358
2023	£113,712	£93,003
2024	£116,722	£89,669

What it does

What

DisabilityAmateur Sport

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Defined Groups

How

Other Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

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

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23/10/1970AS AMENDED ON 22/03/1986AS AMENDED ON 15/03/1997AS AMENDED ON 13/03/1999AS AMENDED ON 03/03/2007AS AMENDED ON 07/03/2009AS AMENDED ON 05/03/2011AS AMENDED ON 03/03/2012AS AMENDED ON 08/03/2014 as amended on 17 Mar 2018 as amended on 26 Oct 2021 as amended on 16 Mar 2024 as amended on 15 Mar 2025 as amended on 21 Mar 2026

Trustees (12)

12trustees

0aged 70+

Voldi Gailans Chair since 2025
Abi Emma Sian Baker since 2022
Brandan Scott Read since 2025
Clare Gailans since 2026
Gerard Francis Walsh since 2024
Gary John Hogan since 2025
Gillian Mary Smith since 2026
Julie Ann Leonard since 2014
Mark Kirkham since 2004
MR GUY Whitehouse since 2007
Tristram Charles Cole since 2024
William George Armstrong since 2023

Connected charities (5)

Mary Bishop Prize Fund 1 shared trustee
Redbridge Talking Newspaper Association 1 shared trustee
The John Robinson Youth Chess Trust 1 shared trustee
The John Robinson Youth Chess Trust CIO 1 shared trustee
The Valentine Singers 1 shared trustee

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