Building Schools for Africa

Analysis

Building Schools for Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ryde. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, 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 2025, Building Schools for Africa reported income of £222k and spending of £194k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £272k to £222k (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Building Schools for Africa sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yemeni Community Association in Greater Manchester (£222k), Healthwatch Camden (£222k) and City Arts (Nottingham) Ltd (£222k).