THE PEACE MUSEUM
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
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.
What the accounts disclose
“The Peace Museum has around £111,000 in unrestricted reserves as at 31st December 2025.”
“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
“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
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- 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
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Trustees
- Bernard Aiden Conlon
- Eleanor Catherine Moreton
- Ellie Kinney
- Joshua Jones
- Michael Ivan Hutnik
- Pearl Meredith Irene Johns
- Prathivadi Bhayankaram Anand
- Rachel Julian
- Richard Michael Shaw
- Saoirse Kezia Cowley
- Victoria Clifton
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £20k | What is Peace? |
| W F SOUTHALL TRUST | FY2022 | £10k | Peace and Reconciliation |
| ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS | FY2021 | £9k | The 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 TRUST | FY2023 | £7k | Peace and Reconciliation |
| THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY | FY2022 | £5k | Religion |
| W F SOUTHALL TRUST | FY2024 | £5k | Peace and Reconciliation |
| ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS | FY2022 | £4k | Protecting 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 TRUST | FY2022 | £500 | |
| BRIGHOUSE WEST YORKSHIRE AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN | FY2024 | £400 | Donations to non-Quaker bodies: Peace Museum |
| BRIGHOUSE WEST YORKSHIRE AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN | FY2023 | £400 | Donations to non-Quaker bodies |
| BRIGHOUSE WEST YORKSHIRE AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN | FY2025 | £300 | |
| ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS | FY2023 | £300 | AIM Training Grants |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 12/12/2025 | £192k | "A radical approach to crafting the future of The Peace Museum" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 19/07/2022 | £246k | "#DYC IMAGINE: Creating The Peace Museum of the Future" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 21/11/2019 | £7k | "Bombs...away! Examining the impact of the bombing of civilians during the Second World War" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 18/06/2018 | £5k | "A Flawed Peace? Exploring the heritage of the post-war peace" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 22/10/2013 | £8k | "Building our Future: development and integration of a fundraising road map for the Peace Museum" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 19/10/2012 | £10k | "Routes to Peace Heritage Trail" |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £4k | 04 |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £6k | 04 |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £1k | 04 |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £4k | 04 |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £6k | 04 |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £1k | 04 |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £900 | Safe Online - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £2k | Safe Online - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £300 | Safe Online - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £2k | Choices - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £600 | Choices - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £300 | Choices - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £900 | Safe Online - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £2k | Safe Online - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £300 | Safe Online - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £2k | Choices - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £600 | Choices - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £300 | Choices - Peace Museum Expenses Supplies And Services PREVENT (Community Cohesion) Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | — | £6k | Community Services - Community Engagemt & Cohesion |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS CHARITY | 1 | £9k |
| Royal Warrant Holders' Charity | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- THE PEACE MOVEMENT
- THE STEYNING MUSEUM TRUST
- EMPATHY MUSEUM
- PEACE EDUCATION MISSION
- SPIRIT OF PEACE
- THE GUARDS MUSEUM TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PEACE MUSEUM | £237k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE PEACE MOVEMENT | £655k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE STEYNING MUSEUM TRUST | £143k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| EMPATHY MUSEUM | £339k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PEACE EDUCATION MISSION | £34k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SPIRIT OF PEACE | £35k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |