Promoting Equality in African Schools
Analysis
Promoting Equality in African Schools is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06552715). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Promoting Equality in African Schools reported income of £11.3m and spending of £9.5m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5.8m to £11.3m (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Promoting Equality in African Schools sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elrha (£11.1m), Book Aid International (£11.6m) and Christ Embassy (£9.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 63% and charitable activities 36%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Reserves of £3.2m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,495 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 63%
- Charitable activities 36%
- Investments 0.3%
- Other 0.9%
In the charity's own words
PEAS founds and manages sustainably financed secondary schools in Africa in response to massive excess demand for affordable secondary education. We also support governments to improve 100s of schools in the countries we work. PEAS schools fund running costs from a mixture of very low fees, income generating projects and government subsidy. As of 2024, we run 36 schools across Uganda and Zambia.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Elrha | London | £11.1m |
| Book Aid International | London | £11.6m |
| Christ Embassy | Barking Essex | £9.2m |
| Spurgeons | Rushden | £12.6m |