SHE PLAYS TO WIN

Registered charity 1210171 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion of chess for girls at primary, secondary and university age across the UK.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE AMATEUR SPORT OF CHESS AMONGST WOMEN AND GIRLS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATING AND COMPETING IN CHESS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £14,141 for the year ended 30 November 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds of £22,131. The trustees report that they maintain unrestricted funds at a level they consider appropriate after taking account of future commitments, and they are satisfied the charity is equipped to continue its activities over the next twelve-month period.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 13023521 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• GELAIN-SOHN, Jennifer Ahyoung — director, appointed 11/11/2025on trustee list
• PRABHAKAR, Rashmi Vikram — director, appointed 11/11/2025on trustee list
• VYAS, Naheed — director, appointed 11/11/2025on trustee list
• PATEL, Dipal Rajubhai — director, appointed 12/11/2024on trustee list
• BHATIA, Kanwal Kaur, Dr — director, appointed 12/11/2024not on trustee list
• D'COSTA, Lorin — director, appointed 16/11/2020on trustee list
• OHS SECRETARIES LIMITED — corporate secretary, appointed 16/11/2020

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lorin D'Costachair
• Dipal Patel
• Jennifer Gelain-Sohn
• Naheed Vyas
• Rashmi Prabhakar

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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