# THE CONGO SCHOOL FOR PEACE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1151173
- **Other names:** ST BENET'S SCHOOL FOR PEACE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 11, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1151173


## Contact

- **Address:** 64 Northgate, BECCLES, Suffolk
- **Postcode:** NR34 9AU
- **Phone:** 01502716960
- **Email:** congoschool4peace@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.schoolforpeace.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN SOUTHERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND STAFF IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH ORDER OF NUNS. 2. TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL NEED AND HARDSHIP IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING CHILD ACCESS TO EDUCATION, WHICH THEIR FAMILIES COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD.

**Activities:** 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.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Education/training, Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Norfolk
- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £22954 | £27514 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £27195 | £17164 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £14508 | £23564 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £14981 | £18649 | — | — |
| April 5, 2021 | £16627 | £14352 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Michael Ellwood** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 5, 2013
- ALAN WILLIAMS — appointed Feb. 11, 2013
- MARY ELLWOOD — appointed Feb. 11, 2013