THE CRYSALYS FOUNDATION
We help youngsters by1. relieving the needs of children, young people & families who experience social or economic disadvantage, through information, grants or resources 2. promoting the efficiency & effectiveness of charities & voluntary organisations by providing advice, training & support to those working with socially or economically disadvantaged children, young people and families
Objects
1)TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WHO EXPERIENCE SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, GRANTS OR RESOURCES 2)TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO ORGANISATIONS WORKING WITH SOCIALLY OR ECOMOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS OBJECT, CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENTORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £104,140 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising to £254,701 from grants and donations. The trustees consider the current reserves of £228,724 to be sufficient to sustain operations over the forthcoming year, noting that unrestricted funds stand at £5,578.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 5
- Government income: £25,000 — grants £25,000 (1); 10% of the £256,238 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 6
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 6
Trustees
- Adrian Howard Pryce DLchair
- Cameron Waldron
- Dominic Simon Rolfe Goble DL
- Neville Ernest White
- Stephanie Adiele
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £256k | £152k |
| 31/03/2024 | £167k | £84k |
| 31/03/2023 | £69k | £53k |
| 31/03/2022 | £53k | £38k |
| 31/03/2021 | £15k | £8k |
Common questions
Is THE CRYSALYS FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £104,140 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising to £254,701 from grants and donations. The trustees consider the current reserves of £228,724 to be sufficient to sustain operations over the forthcoming year, noting that unrestricted funds stand at £5,578. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE CRYSALYS FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CRYSALYS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE LINDER FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE LINDER FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £30k | General Charitable Causes |
| THE LINDER FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £24k | General Charitable Causes |
| THE LINDER FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £21k | General Charitable Causes |
| THE LINDER FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £16k | General Charitable Causes |
| THE LINDER FOUNDATION | FY2026 | £15k | General Charitable Causes |
| THE LINDER FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £10k | General Charitable Causes |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/05/2024 | £20k | Children's Star |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/06/2023 | £195k | Trauma Response Northamptonshire |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/06/2022 | £10k | Tackling Poverty and War Traumas |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/11/2021 | £10k | COVID -19 Tackling Trauma Wales |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/04/2021 | £10k | Tackling Trauma Together |
| UK government | 22/09/2020 | £10k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY | 1 | £8k |
| NORTH LONDON CHARITIES LTD | 1 | £5k |
| AHAVATH CHESSED CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED | 1 | £5k |
| SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £1k |
| LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND) | 1 | £1k |
| THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITY | 1 | £750 |
| THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUST | 1 | £750 |
Charities like this
- CHRYSALIS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PROJECT
- MY FOUNDATION
- FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
- CHRYSALIS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT NETWORK
- CENTURIAN CHARITIES LIMITED
- THE RYLEYS SCHOOL LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE CRYSALYS FOUNDATION | £256k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHRYSALIS YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PROJECT | £88k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| MY FOUNDATION | £430k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE | £1.5m | — | 0 | unclear | 1.0% | no doubt |
| CHRYSALIS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT NETWORK | £211k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| CENTURIAN CHARITIES LIMITED | £566k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |