Registered charity · No. 1093901Charitable company
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CHESS Homeless
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
CHESS Homeless is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, accommodation/housing.
CHESS Homeless (number 1093901) 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 CHESS Homeless do?
Initially to provide emergency accommodation and support for the homeless in Essex. Then to assess each individuals needs and work towards finding long term solutions as appropriate.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for CHESS Homeless
Answers CHESS Homeless 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 CHESS Homeless's highest-paid staff paid?
CHESS Homeless's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£80,001–£90,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does CHESS Homeless's money come from?
CHESS Homeless reported £4.6m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £3.4m (74%), charitable activities £1.2m (26%), investments £6,458 (0%).
Donations and legacies£3.4m · 74%
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.2m · 26%
Investments£6,458 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records CHESS Homeless as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
CHESS Homeless's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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 CHESS Homeless registered for?
Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesAccommodation/housing
Why is there no Clarity Score for CHESS Homeless yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score CHESS Homeless.
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The register data used for this profile lists CHESS Homeless as a registered charity (number 1093901) 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 CHESS Homeless's charity number?
CHESS Homeless's charity number is 1093901. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1093901?
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What does CHESS Homeless do?
Initially to provide emergency accommodation and support for the homeless in Essex. Then to assess each individuals needs and work towards finding long term solutions as appropriate.
Does CHESS Homeless have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for CHESS Homeless. 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 CHESS Homeless?
CHESS Homeless's website listed in our register data is http://www.chesshomeless.org. 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 CHESS Homeless's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. CHESS Homeless's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee). 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 CHESS Homeless's money come from?
CHESS Homeless reported £4.6m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £3.4m (74%), charitable activities £1.2m (26%), investments £6,458 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to CHESS Homeless?
The register records CHESS Homeless as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are CHESS Homeless's trustees paid?
CHESS Homeless's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was CHESS Homeless previously called?
The register lists this previous name for CHESS Homeless: Chelmsford Chess.
When was CHESS Homeless registered as a charity?
CHESS Homeless was entered on the register on 23 September 2002. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04407742).