About Peace Builder
A charity built on dignity, learning, and accountable care
Peace Builder Trust coordinates charitable work in the United Kingdom and Bangladesh, guided by trustees, grounded in safeguarding, and committed to honest relationships with communities and supporters.
Purpose
Why we exist
Our charitable objects include advancing education, relieving poverty, promoting racial and religious harmony, and other purposes for the public benefit. We pursue them through structured programmes, not one-off gestures, and through partners who understand local context.
Children and families facing poverty or exclusion need consistent support: safe routes to learning, practical help in crisis, and communities where difference is not a barrier to belonging. Peace Builder was established to provide that support with clarity, humility, and accountability to regulators and donors alike.
Values that shape our work
Human dignity
Everyone we serve is treated as a person with agency, not a case number.
Local leadership
We prioritise partners embedded in the communities they serve, with UK trustees setting standards and holding accountability.
Learning and honesty
We review outcomes openly and adapt when evidence shows a better path for children, families, or communities.
Stewardship
Donations are used carefully, with oversight and reporting appropriate to a registered UK charity.
Governance
How we are organised
Peace Builder Trust is governed by a board of trustees responsible for strategy, risk, finance, and compliance with UK charity law. Operational delivery is supported by staff and volunteers, with safeguarding embedded across recruitment, training, and partner agreements.
For independent perspectives on our direction, see the Advisory Board. Full policies, annual reporting, and safeguarding summaries are published through our publications library as they are approved.
Framework
How decisions are made
Trustees meet regularly to set strategy, approve budgets, and review programme delivery. They ensure the charity operates within its objects, complies with Charity Commission requirements, and maintains appropriate reserves and internal controls.
Day-to-day operations are delegated to staff and volunteers under clear policies. Major commitments, especially international partnerships and multi-year programmes, require trustee approval.
Trustee responsibilities include
Strategy and mission
Keeping work focused on charitable objects and long-term impact for beneficiaries.
Finance and audit
Approving budgets, reviewing accounts, and ensuring independent examination where required.
Safeguarding and risk
Overseeing policies, incidents, and partner standards for children and adults at risk.
Transparency
Publishing annual reporting and responding honestly to supporters and regulators.
Registered charity number 1166372. Safeguarding · Publications · Advisory Board page
Intellectual foundations
Serious about ideas, focused on people
Peace Builder’s UK work draws on research and publications that examine how faith communities, schools, and civil society can address prejudice and build cooperation. That intellectual tradition informs our programmes without replacing the human relationships at the centre of our mission.
In Bangladesh, our priority is practical: helping vulnerable students learn, stay safe, and move toward opportunity. Both strands share one standard of care: safeguarding first, transparent finance, and respect for the communities we serve.