CENTRAL AFRICAN YOUTH IN ENFIELD

Registered charity 1100569 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAYE

Provide general advice, guidance and informtion on welfare, educatin, training, voluntary and employmentReferral, sign-posting and interpretation services for refugees from African French speaking community.Organise social, health and educational eventsRun weekend musical skills programmes for disavantaged children and young people of all ethnic backgroundsorganise recreational activities.

Objects

(1) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM CENTRAL AFRICAN COUNTRIES LIVING IN LONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIELD IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID PERSONS. (2) THE PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH FOR THE SAID BENEFICIARIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS ON HEALTH ISSUES

Area of benefit: THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIELD

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Enfield, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£34k
Latest spending
£45k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds decreased significantly from £25,196 to £595, resulting in a net payment position of £10,983 for the year. The trustees report that the charity had a successful fundraising year with total income of £33,556, primarily from restricted grants. The filing indicates the charity continues to deliver services to the community despite the reduction in cash reserves.

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 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Government income: £2,195 — grants £2,195 (1); 7% of the £33,556 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Government income: £1,920 — grants £1,920 (1); 3% of the £57,776 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 5

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2021 (received 05/04/2022, 64 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Enfield

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£34k£45k
31/03/2024£58k£58k
31/03/2023£60k£45k
31/03/2022£43k£44k
31/03/2021£29k£19k

Common questions

Is CENTRAL AFRICAN YOUTH IN ENFIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds decreased significantly from £25,196 to £595, resulting in a net payment position of £10,983 for the year. The trustees report that the charity had a successful fundraising year with total income of £33,556, primarily from restricted grants. The filing indicates the charity continues to deliver services to the community despite the reduction in cash reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/05/2024£19kYOUTH MUSIC ENGAGEMENT
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/09/2022£42k"The Story of Congolese Rumba in Enfield."
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2022£10kCOVID19 VACCINE CHAMPIONS
The National Lottery Community Fund12/03/2021£10kCovid19 Youth Music Recovering Programme
UK government01/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government31/05/2020£3kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2015£10kMusic And Change (MAC)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/06/2007£23k"Identification of Congolese People in Enfield"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ENFIELD SOMALI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CENTRAL AFRICAN YOUTH IN ENFIELD£34k—0unclear—no doubt
ENFIELD SOMALI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£100k—0unclear—no doubt
CARDIFF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION FY2025£737k—0unclear—no doubt
AFRICAN FRENCH SPEAKING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FY2025£292k—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRE FOR LEGAL AID ASSISTANCE AND SETTLEMENT FY2024£90k—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRAL YOUTH CLUB LIMITED FY2025£71k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.