The Congo School for Peace
Analysis
The Congo School for Peace is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2026, The Congo School for Peace reported income of £24k and spending of £19k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £15k to £24k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Congo School for Peace sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stockman Wood Charitable Trust (£24k), Knighton and Knucklas Baptist Church (£24k) and Worsbrough Community Church (£24k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The advancement of education of children in southern DR Congo for the public benefit by assisting in the provision of school buildings, equipment and staff. To relieve financial need and hardship in the DR Congo, in particular but not exclusively by providing child access to education, which their families could not otherwise afford.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Stockman Wood Charitable Trust | Chichester | £24k |
| Knighton and Knucklas Baptist Church | Powys | £24k |
| Worsbrough Community Church | Barnsley | £24k |
| Just Trust | Sowerby Bridge | £24k |