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Congo Free Poverty ( Congo Sans Pauvrete )
Congo Free Poverty ( Congo Sans Pauvrete ) is a registered charity (number 1177569) based in London, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Wete Biawete since 2016. Latest income £19k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £19k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 7 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£19k£24k
- 2024£21k£15k
- 2023£25k£17k
Earlier years
- 2022£3k£3k
- 2021£2k£2k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS IN THE UK AND DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF LANGUAGE CLASSES, THE PROVISION OF RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL GOODS, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR SCHOOLS AND FOR THE CHILDREN ATTENDING THE SCHOOLS.
Grants received
2 grants · £46,600 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The Fore · £30,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £16,600
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Wete Biawete Chair since 2016
- Esia Baleze since 2016
- Goncalves Jose since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Wete Biawete Chair since 2016
- Esia Baleze since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Wete Biawete Chair since 2016
- Esia Baleze since 2016
- Goncalves Jose since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1177569
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Mar 2018 as amended on 08 Jun 2019
- Contact on the register
- 07871723998 · cofrep@hotmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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