CHRYSALIS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT NETWORK

Registered charity 1158392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CYEN

To support African young people through training as changemakers, providing recreational/educational activities to enable them to participate in society as mature & responsible people.To prevent poverty in Africa, by providing grants, items and services to those in need, particularly through indigenous African organisations.To promote children's rights.To promote sustainable development in Africa.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£127k

Latest spending

£130k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £3,693 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total net liabilities of £2,140. The trustees maintain that unrestricted funds should be kept between three and six months of expenditure, but the current unrestricted fund balance is negative. Despite this, the trustees consider the charity to be a going concern based on revised budgets and anticipated cost savings.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other Miscellaneous Income - donations (36% of income)

“Other Miscellaneous Income - donations 45,803” — page 12

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-4k; policy: three and six month's expenditure)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds, which have not been designated for a specific use, should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Chrysalis Youth Empowerment Network (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The Gandhi Foundation — “The Gandhi Foundation has bestowed its 2023 peace award on Ben Parkinson and Chrysalis Uganda.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Caroline Newcombe
Charlotte Amie Taylor
Dr Denise Taylor
Naomi Panter

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

Operates in: Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£127k	£130k
31/12/2023	£170k	£186k
31/12/2022	£199k	£156k
31/12/2021	£182k	£191k
31/12/2020	£211k	£209k

Common questions

Is CHRYSALIS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £3,693 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total net liabilities of £2,140. The trustees maintain that unrestricted funds should be kept between three and six months of expenditure, but the current unrestricted fund balance is negative. Despite this, the trustees consider the charity to be a going concern based on revised budgets and anticipated cost savings. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
FRIENDS OF WIZNITZ LIMITED	2	£478k
SF FOUNDATION	2	£374k
GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED	2	£239k
FRIENDS OF WMSBG-KOLEL DAMESEK ELIEZER	2	£199k
NES FOUNDATION LTD	2	£138k
FOUNTAIN OF CHESSED LIMITED	2	£80k
YBP LIMITED	2	£54k
BRITEFIELD TRUST	2	£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CRYSALYS FOUNDATION.

THE CRYSALYS FOUNDATION income £256k
PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT income £367k
YOUTH FOCUS NORTH WEST LTD income £627k
E P YOUTH LTD income £159k
YOUTH PWR CHARITY income £304k
LIVE AND LEARN income £984k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHRYSALIS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT NETWORK	£127k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE CRYSALYS FOUNDATION FY2025	£256k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PRIORITY YOUTH PROJECT FY2025	£367k	—	unclear	—	noted
YOUTH FOCUS NORTH WEST LTD FY2025	£627k	—	above	—	no doubt
E P YOUTH LTD FY2024	£159k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH PWR CHARITY FY2025	£304k	—	below	—	no doubt

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