Chilli Children of Rukungiri (Uganda)
Analysis
Chilli Children of Rukungiri (Uganda) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Chilli Children of Rukungiri (Uganda) reported income of £69k and spending of £72k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £86k to £69k (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Chilli Children of Rukungiri (Uganda) sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Balrampur Hospital Foundation Balrampur UK (£69k), St Joseph's African Aid (£69k) and Odyssey Project Limited (£69k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
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.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Balrampur Hospital Foundation Balrampur UK | Hornchurch | £69k |
| St Joseph's African Aid | Surrey | £69k |
| Odyssey Project Limited | Canterbury | £69k |
| Methodist Women in Britain | Lincolnshire | £69k |