CHILLI CHILDREN OF RUKUNGIRI (UGANDA)

Registered charity 1106601 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Chilli Children Trust is a small, Christian charity set up to help orphaned and disabled children in rural Uganda by channeling donations from the UK and Ireland to the North Kigezi Diocese Growers, Orphans and Disabled Children's Project based in Rukungiri. The Project encompasses both a chilli growing programme, and a community based programme for disabled and chronically sick children.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£69k
Latest spending
£81k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of expenditure over income for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £36,931 to £16,606. Despite this deficit, the trustees consider the charity to be in a healthy financial position, supported by a contingency fund held with CCLA.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Individual Standing Orders (42% of income)
Individual Standing Orders 28896
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Contingency Fund (held: £17k)
The Trust has succeeded in its aim of building up a Contingency Fund. This is included in the Cash at Bank figures in the Financial Statements. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£69k£81k
31/03/2024£75k£83k
31/03/2023£66k£86k
31/03/2022£86k£67k
31/03/2021£60k£59k

Common questions

Is CHILLI CHILDREN OF RUKUNGIRI (UGANDA) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of expenditure over income for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £36,931 to £16,606. Despite this deficit, the trustees consider the charity to be in a healthy financial position, supported by a contingency fund held with CCLA. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.