Build a School in Gambia
Analysis
Build a School in Gambia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Build a School in Gambia reported income of £21k and spending of £14k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £3,789 to £21k (+446%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 328%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Build a School in Gambia sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hedgerley Wood Trust (£21k), Friends of Peppard School (£21k) and The Preston Postgraduate Medical Centre (£21k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE GAMBIA, WITH A VIEW TO RELIEVING AND PREVENTING POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) BUILDING AND RUNNING A SCHOOL IN THE VILLAGE OF SUKUTA IN THE GAMBIA SO THAT IMPOVERISHED CHILDREN IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY CAN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE FREE SCHOOLING THEY MAY OTHERWISE NOT HAVE HAD. B) SUPPORTING EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN THE SAME VILLAGE.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hedgerley Wood Trust | Chinnor | £21k |
| Friends of Peppard School | Oxfordshire | £21k |
| The Preston Postgraduate Medical Centre | Preston | £21k |
| Colombia Caravana Limited | London | £21k |