Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

PEACEFUL CHANGE INITIATIVE

Our goal is to promote conflict resolution and reconciliation at the national and international levels.Our objectives are relieving suffering, poverty and distress, and building and maintaining social cohesion, resilience, and trust within and between communities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
30/03/23	£4,509	£4,747	£-238	£1	£500	£48	0.1	23
30/03/22	£4,375	£4,404	£-29	£20	£738	£46	0.1	23
30/03/21	£3,839	£3,613	£227	£6	£767	£47	0.2	22
30/03/20	£2,502	£2,707	£-205	£0	£541	£40	0.2	22
30/03/19	£3,796	£3,734	£62	£0	£746	£42	0.1	19
30/03/18	£4,130	£3,614	£516	£0	£684	£43	0.1	16
30/03/17	£3,452	£3,322	£130	£0	£167	£38	0.1	18
30/03/16	£1,869	£1,865	£4	£0	£37	£37	0.2	15

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 67%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 10%
Reserves/Spending: 0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 9 years
(12 years as a company)

www.peacefulchange.org

fleur.just@peacefulchange.org

07507612645

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

General Community services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Kosovo, Libya, Mozambique, Serbia, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Peaceful Change Initiative
£39,099	20/03/2021 12	Operationalising the ‘Force for Good’ concept in UK engagement in Fragile and Conflict Affected Countries

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 40-86

AN SHIHOFF Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Business Consultant

ATHINA FOKIDOU Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Trustee

DR JOAN MARY MCGREGOR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Conflict Transformation Practitioner

GIULIA PELLEGRINI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Deputy Chief Investment Officer

JAMES FREEMAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Solicitor

PETER JOSEPH MILLETT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

RUSSELL ALLAN BROWN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Trustee

WILLIAM HENRY PEACE (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Consultant (Retired)

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/08/2015, number: 1162997
Registered at Companies House on 01/02/2012, number: 07931944

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

1st Floor, Arthur Stanley House
40-50 Tottenham Street
LONDON
W1T 4RN

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECONCILIATION WITH A VIEW TO RELIEVING SUFFERING, POVERTY AND DISTRESS AND BUILDING AND MAINTAINING SOCIAL COHESION, RESILIENCE AND TRUST WITH AND BETWEEN COMMUNITIES BY:1. INVESTIGATING AND IDENTIFYING PROBABLE CAUSES OF THE CONFLICT2. EXAMINING PROBABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE CONFLICT OR APPROACHES TO CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGE WITH CAUSES OF CONFLICT THROUGH PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH/ANALYSIS INTO RELEVANT ECONOMIC AND SOCIALISSUES.3. PROMOTING CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY CONFLICT, INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, TO PLAY ACTIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE ROLES IN CONFLICTRESOLUTION PROCESSES AND DECISION MAKING PROCESSES.4. MEDIATING WITH PARTIES TO THE CONFLICT AND AFFECTED COMMUNITIES TOGETHER TO DISCUSS SUCH RESEARCH AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS ENABLING THEM TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS OF TRUST.5. RECOMMENDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND THE PARTIES INVOLVED MEASURES WHICH, IN THE TRUSTEES’ OPINION, ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN THE RESOLUTION OR PREVENTION OF THE CONFLICT OR LESSEN THE RISK OF FUTURE CONFLICTS.6. PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) BY PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS AND RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES.7. PUBLISHING REPORTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ON THE CAUSES AND RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS OF PARTICULAR CONFLICTS.PROVIDED THAT ALL ACTIVITIES SHALL BE BALANCED AND SHALL MAINTAIN OR ENHANCE THE CHARITY’S COMMITMENT TO REMAINING IMPARTIAL.

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