THE PEACE MUSEUM

Registered charity 1061102 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q7157398 · Wikipedia

The Peace Museum, in its galleries and travelling exhibitions, tells the stories of peace, peacemakers and the peace movement. Using its collection of over 16,000 artefacts, it engages in educational outreach and promotes peace and justice locally, nationally and internationally through its work with schools, community groups, peace organisations and other peace museums throughout the world.

Objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF PEACE AND PEACE MOVEMENTS PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF MUSEUMS AND PEACE EDUCATION CENTRES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£237k
Latest spending
£267k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £10,037 for the year, increasing its total reserves to £135,842. The trustees report that the museum has increased its financial stability and maintained tight control on expenditure. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The Peace Museum has around £111,000 in unrestricted reserves as at 31st December 2025.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations from related parties were £50 (2024: £Nil).
“Aggregate donations from related parties were £50 (2024: £Nil).” — page 35
“One of the trustees is also a trustee of The Commonweal Trust, which reimburses The Peace Museum for salary and related costs for the Collection Development Worker and the Outreach Worker.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: One of the trustees is also a trustee of The Commonweal Trust, which reimburses The Peace Museum for salary and related costs for the Collection Development Worker and the Outreach Worker.
“Aggregate donations from related parties were £50 (2024: £Nil).” — page 35
“One of the trustees is also a trustee of The Commonweal Trust, which reimburses The Peace Museum for salary and related costs for the Collection Development Worker and the Outreach Worker.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Government income: £30,985 — grants £30,985 (3); 13% of the £237,195 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £182,175 — contracts £27,175 (5), grants £155,000 (2); 28% of the £657,707 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Government income: £199,950 — contracts £99,975 (5), grants £99,975 (5); 91% of the £218,917 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£658k
Total spending
£741k
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£85k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£237k£267k
31/12/2024£658k£741k
31/12/2023£219k£258k
31/12/2022£135k£200k
31/12/2021£236k£141k

Common questions

Is THE PEACE MUSEUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £10,037 for the year, increasing its total reserves to £135,842. The trustees report that the museum has increased its financial stability and maintained tight control on expenditure. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PEACE MUSEUM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PEACE MUSEUM as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, W F SOUTHALL TRUST, ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS, THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY, C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20kWhat is Peace?
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2022£10kPeace and Reconciliation
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMSFY2021£9kThe Peace Museum Equality Action Plan Development. Deliver the first year of an Equality Action Plan to support the museum in becoming more representative of lo
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2023£7kPeace and Reconciliation
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2022£5kReligion
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2024£5kPeace and Reconciliation
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMSFY2022£4kProtecting the Peace Museum’s Collection for the Future: The buildings that currently house the collection are no longer fit for purpose and the collection is m
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUSTFY2022£500
BRIGHOUSE WEST YORKSHIRE AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAINFY2024£400Donations to non-Quaker bodies: Peace Museum
BRIGHOUSE WEST YORKSHIRE AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAINFY2023£400Donations to non-Quaker bodies
BRIGHOUSE WEST YORKSHIRE AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAINFY2025£300
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMSFY2023£300AIM Training Grants

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/12/2025£192k"A radical approach to crafting the future of The Peace Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/07/2022£246k"#DYC IMAGINE: Creating The Peace Museum of the Future"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/11/2019£7k"Bombs...away! Examining the impact of the bombing of civilians during the Second World War"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/06/2018£5k"A Flawed Peace? Exploring the heritage of the post-war peace"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/10/2013£8k"Building our Future: development and integration of a fundraising road map for the Peace Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/10/2012£10k"Routes to Peace Heritage Trail"
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£4k04
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£6k04
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£1k04
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£4k04
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£6k04
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£1k04
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£900Safe Online - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£2kSafe Online - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£300Safe Online - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£2kChoices - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£600Choices - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£300Choices - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£900Safe Online - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£2kSafe Online - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£300Safe Online - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£2kChoices - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£600Choices - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£300Choices - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£6kCommunity Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion

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 COLDSTREAM GUARDS CHARITY1£9k
Royal Warrant Holders' Charity1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PEACE MOVEMENT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PEACE MUSEUM£237k—0below—no doubt
THE PEACE MOVEMENT FY2025£655k—0unclear—no doubt
THE STEYNING MUSEUM TRUST FY2025£143k—0above—no doubt
EMPATHY MUSEUM FY2025£339k—0unclear—no doubt
PEACE EDUCATION MISSION FY2025£34k—0unclear—no doubt
SPIRIT OF PEACE FY2025£35k—0unclear—no doubt

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