Chengelo Educational Trust (UK)
Analysis
Chengelo Educational Trust (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in November 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Chengelo Educational Trust (UK) reported income of £29k and spending of £71k, spending 244% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £21k to £29k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 508%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Chengelo Educational Trust (UK) sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Creativity Centre Educational Trust (£29k), John Harrox County Primary School Fund (£29k) and Stocks Green School Association (£29k).
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 charity raises funds for a Christian school in Zambia. The Trustees meet twice a year, normally in October and April. Fellowship Days are also held in April when some 60 to 70 folk from the UK come to receive an update on the work at Chengelo School in Zambia. Various fund raising activities are held throughout the year in different areas.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Creativity Centre Educational Trust | Devon | £29k |
| John Harrox County Primary School Fund | Lincolnshire | £29k |
| Stocks Green School Association | Tonbridge | £29k |
| The Doggett Family Foundation | Bicester | £29k |