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CONCILIATION RESOURCES

Registered charity 1055436 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CR

Conciliation Resources works to prevent violence, promote justice and transform conflict into opportunities for development.

Causes: Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£11.4m
Latest spending
£11.1m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a net surplus of £387,585, resulting in total funds of £1,279,725. The trustees report that free reserves of £1,163,837 exceed the stated policy target of £745,000, providing a buffer against funding uncertainty. Despite the loss of a major unrestricted donor, the organisation secured additional restricted funding and implemented cost reductions to maintain operational sustainability.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities
“Income from charitable activities was £10,412,346” — page 27
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £745,000 (held: £1.2m)
“This amount was set at £745,000 for 2024 and 2025 in accordance with the Reserves Policy approved in November 2024.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Conciliation Resources Australia (CRA) is a subsidiary. The total related transactions with CR Australia was £26,757.
“The total related transactions with CR Australia was £26,757 (2023 - £235,000). There were no other related transactions.” — page 42
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

In the news

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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Conciliation Resources (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£11.4m
Total spending
£11.1m
Cost of raising funds
£156k
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
68

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Armenia · Azerbaijan · Camden · Central African Republic · Ethiopia · Fiji · Georgia · Guinea · India · Ivory Coast · Kenya · Nigeria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£11.4m£11.1m
31/12/2023£10.4m£10.7m
31/12/2022£9.9m£10.5m
31/12/2021£10.8m£10.7m
31/12/2020£9.3m£9.3m

Common questions

Is CONCILIATION RESOURCES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a net surplus of £387,585, resulting in total funds of £1,279,725. The trustees report that free reserves of £1,163,837 exceed the stated policy target of £745,000, providing a buffer against funding uncertainty. Despite the loss of a major unrestricted donor, the organisation secured additional restricted funding and implemented cost reductions to maintain operational sustainability. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Who funds CONCILIATION RESOURCES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CONCILIATION RESOURCES as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE AURORA TRUST, THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£161kPolicy solutions to the legal obstacles facing peacebuilding and humanitarian work
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£25kEducational projects encompassing the promotion of world peace
THE AURORA TRUSTFY2024£10kTowards its work on climate change, conflicts, and peacebuilding
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2021£10kPeace/Conflict resolution
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2023£6kSocial

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE LAMBETH TRUST1£1.3m
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£14k
THE A S CHARITABLE TRUST1£13k
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£10k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY1£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO1£4k
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£2k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CONCORDIS INTERNATIONAL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CONCILIATION RESOURCES£11.4m——above—no doubt
CONCORDIS INTERNATIONAL TRUST FY2024£732k——unclear—no doubt
STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE FY2025£132k—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRE FOR EFFECTIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION LIMITED FY2025£8.0m—15unclear—no doubt
THE FOUNDATION FOR FORGIVENESS AND RECONCILIATION FY2025£304k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY FOR RECONCILIATION FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.