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Registered charity · No. 1165519CIO

Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust

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Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.

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What are the key facts about Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£750,694
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£729,283
Registered charity number
1165519
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
East Grinstead
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust (number 1165519) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust do?

Community Theatre; including local and in-house shows, dance and musicals. DVD and live event screenings. Art Exhibitions.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust

Answers Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust's money come from?

Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust reported £751k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £347k (46%), trading and fundraising events £152k (20%), other income £143k (19%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£347k · 46%
  • Trading and fundraising events£152k · 20%
  • Other income£143k · 19%
  • Donations and legacies£101k · 13%
  • Investments£8,049 · 1%

Does Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Chequer Mead
Where it says it operates
West Sussex

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Why is there no Clarity Score for Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust as a registered charity (number 1165519) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust's charity number?
Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust's charity number is 1165519. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1165519?
Search 1165519 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust do?
Community Theatre; including local and in-house shows, dance and musicals. DVD and live event screenings. Art Exhibitions.
Does Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust?
Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.chequermead.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust's money come from?
Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust reported £751k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £347k (46%), trading and fundraising events £152k (20%), other income £143k (19%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust?
The register does not record Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust's trustees paid?
Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust registered as a charity?
Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust was entered on the register on 10 February 2016.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.