Shropshire Chess Association

Analysis

Shropshire Chess Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tf9 1ea. It was registered in May 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2026, Shropshire Chess Association reported income of £15k and spending of £14k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from May 2024 to May 2026, income grew from £11k to £15k (+39%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Shropshire Chess Association sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Malpas Scout Group (£15k), 5th Bolton Scout Group (£15k) and Caythorpe War Memorial Hall (£15k).