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THE CONGO TREE

Registered charity 1152557 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CONGO TREE RUNS A LIFE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WHICH USES PEER-LEARNING TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING, STRATEGIC FUTURE PLANNING AND SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING.THE PROGRAMME BEGINS WITH AN INTENSIVE TRAINING RETREAT, ONE FOR LEADER MENTORS AND A SEPARATE ONE FOR YOUNG LEADERS WHO ARE THEN PAIRED UP IN A MENTORING RELATIONSHIP FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS.

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Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£37k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £6,610 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £11,699. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to support short-term objectives and report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to support the short term objectives of the charity (held: £12k)
“These reserves are held to be applied in furtherance of the charity’s charitable purpose, and are considered by the trustees to be sufficient to support the short term objectives of the charity.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bedford · Birmingham City · Congo (Democratic Republic)

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£31k£37k
31/03/2024£32k£30k
31/03/2023£36k£29k
31/03/2022£43k£38k
31/03/2021£20k£24k

Common questions

Is THE CONGO TREE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £6,610 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £11,699. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to support short-term objectives and report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE CONGO TREE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CONGO TREE as a grant recipient include THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£10kBuilding Young Leaders- DRC