Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

THE INSTITUTE FOR WAR AND PEACE REPORTING (IWPR) 

The advancement of education and training in public interest journalism and in the causes, conduct, effects and resolution of international, ethnic and group conflict and civil war for the public benefit.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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£5,340£5,303£38£44£1,016£1,0162.3210
31/12/21£4,016£4,339£-323£49£978£9782.7190
31/12/20£4,962£4,948£15£47£1,302£1,3023.2170
31/12/19£5,104£5,472£-368£44£1,287£1,2872.8150
31/12/18£5,864£5,822£42£72£1,655£1,6553.4120
31/12/17£5,897£5,091£805£90£1,612£1,6123.890
31/12/16*£4,711£5,049£-338£63£807£7561.8130
31/12/15*£4,681£4,915£-235£0£1,145£1,0552.6180
31/12/14£5,098£4,252£846£120£2,926£1,2943.7180
31/12/13£3,265£3,011£254£72£2,080£1,3795.5160
31/12/12£1,778£2,220£-441£128£1,825£1,2416.7190
31/12/11£2,479£2,746£-267£96£2,267£1,3405.9190
31/12/10£2,935£3,253£-318£34£2,534£1,2164.5190
31/12/09£3,745£3,372£373£69£2,851£9273.3200
31/12/08£4,162£2,542£1,619£50£2,478£7133.4180
31/12/07*£2,502£2,404£99£46£859£2731.4150
31/12/06£2,029£1,987£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£2,806£2,919£-113£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£4,071£3,791£280£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 41%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 31 years

www.iwpr.net

Tony@iwpr.net

02078311030

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Burma, Cuba, Egypt, Georgia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Throughout London, Tunisia, Ukraine,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 21 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 62-70
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/10/1993, number: 1027201
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/09/1992, number: 02744185
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR16: 90 days late, AR15: 46 days late, AR07: 1 days late,
Main office

Institute For War & Peace Reporting
48 Gray's Inn Road
LONDON
WC1X 8LT

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY RESEARCHING AND MONITORING THE CAUSES, CONDUCT, EFFECTS AND RESOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL, ETHNIC AND GROUP CONFLICT AND CIVIL WAR, AND TO PUBLISH AND DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH. THE RELIEF OF NEED, SICKNESS AND DISABLEMENT CAUSED BY INTERNATIONAL, ETHNIC AND GROUP CONFLICT AND CIVIL WAR. ++TO CARRY OUT ANY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COMPANY SHALL DECIDE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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