Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

PROMOTING EQUALITY IN AFRICAN SCHOOLS 

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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 15 years

www.peas.org.uk

info@peas.org.uk

0208 088 3525

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£10,055£7,069£2,986£237£14,767£2,8594.91,1751
31/12/21*£5,808£4,000£1,808£220£11,166£2,2216.71,0290
31/12/20£4,096£3,940£156£216£9,024£8852.71,03014
31/12/19£6,207£5,470£737£214£9,780£91521,06210
31/12/18?*£5,986£4,948£1,038£182£8,171£1500.41,0086
31/01/17£5,824£4,181£1,643£230£7,793£-252-0.79890
31/01/16£5,332£3,725£1,607£274£5,499£-361-1.29220
31/01/15£4,769£3,324£1,445£303£4,703£1080.47450
31/01/14*£3,018£2,057£961£148£3,373£3,11618.2370
31/01/13*£2,508£1,610£898£125£2,008£2622280
31/01/12£1,646£1,529£116£211£168£1060.850
31/01/11£605£568£37£141£52£521.130
31/01/10£281£270£11£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 19%
Reserves/Spending: 4.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Who works here?
  • 1,175 employees
  • 1 volunteer
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Ghana, Uganda, Zambia,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Gower Street - Education Programme in Ghana
£263,774 01/07/2022
Project funding
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Pilot project to strengthen and improve teacher training and education quality in PEAS schools in Zambia
£19,588 20/10/2016
12
PEAS will pilot a new teacher training programme in Zambia (based on learning from an equivalent project in Uganda), to use learning to roll out a new teacher training programme across all their ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-72
  • JAMES ADAMS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Business Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/11/2008, number: 1126550
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/04/2008, number: 06552715
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR21: 3 days late, AR18: 76 days late, AR14: 41 days late, AR13: 47 days late,
Main office

Promoting Equality In African Schools
7-14 Great Dover Street
LONDON
SE1 4YR

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR AFRICA BY THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST OF SCHOOL FEES FOR THOSE ON LOW INCOMES AND THE ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPPORT OF LOW COST SCHOOLS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

AFRICA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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