CHAOS

Registered charity 281609 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

CHAOS provides free camping holidays for disadvantaged children who would not otherwise have one. It operates in East London and serves boroughs including Barking & Dagenham, Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Tower Hamlets, Havering and Hackney. Recommendations for places on CHAOS holidays are usually made through the charity's links with schools, social services and other welfare groups.

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Latest income
£34k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £3,871 for the year ending September 2025, resulting in a decrease in general fund reserves from £7,940 to £4,069. The trustees report that the charity received income from trust funds, employers, donations, and crowdfunding to support its operations. Despite the financial deficit, the charity successfully ran three summer camps for 60 children.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Essex · Hackney · Havering · Newham · Redbridge · Tower Hamlets · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£34k£38k
30/09/2024£35k£28k
30/09/2023£25k£26k
30/09/2022£12k£20k
30/09/2021£8k£21k

Common questions

Is CHAOS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £3,871 for the year ending September 2025, resulting in a decrease in general fund reserves from £7,940 to £4,069. The trustees report that the charity received income from trust funds, employers, donations, and crowdfunding to support its operations. Despite the financial deficit, the charity successfully ran three summer camps for 60 children. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.