PEACE BRIGADES INTERNATIONAL UK SECTION

Registered charity 1101016 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PEACE BRIGADES INTERNATIONAL BRITISH SECTION

PBIUK, one of many PBI country groups, provides crucial support to PBI field projects in Colombia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Mexico and Nepal through:1. encouraging civil society to bear witness as human rights observers2. training volunteers3. raising funds4. raising profile of PBI and the groups we accompany5. building a support network

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY1) SECURING THE ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AND PROMOTING THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW THROUGH ACCOMPANYING AND OBSERVING PERSONS FROM ORGANISATIONS PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND PREVENTING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES ARE IN DANGER FROM THE WORK THEY DO PROVIDED THAT THIS WORK DOES NOT EXTEND TO PROMOTING A POLITICAL PURPOSE (INCLUDING A CHANGE IN THE LAW OR GOVERNMENT POLICY OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES; AND 2) RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES PROVIDED THAT THIS WORK DOES NOT EXTEND TO PROMOTING A POLITICAL PURPOSE (INCLUDING A CHANGE IN THE LAW OR GOVERNMENT POLICY OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS OF GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES). FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS OBJECT 'HUMAN RIGHTS' MEANS THE ABOLITION OF TORTURE, SLAVERY AND FORCED LABOUR AND EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING (SUCH AS GENOCIDE) AND THOSE RIGHTS SECURED UNDER OR BY VIRTUE OF: A) LEGISLATION ADOPTED IN THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THE RIGHTS ARE BEING PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY OR: B) INTERNATIONAL LAW (MORE PARTICULARLY THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS) HAVING EFFECT IN THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THE RIGHTS ARE BEING PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY'

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: General Charitable Purposes · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wandsworth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£425k

Latest spending

£462k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased by £37,699 during the year, leaving a balance of £214,186. Per the trustees' report, this amount represents 6.5 months of future budgeted expenditure, which remains in excess of the charity's stated policy target of holding between three and six months of future expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“2025: £60,000 to £70,000: 1 employee” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“2025: £60,000 to £70,000: 1 employee” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three and six months of future expenditure (reserves figure: £214k)

“still in excess of the Charity’s policy of holding a reserves ‘green zone’ of between three and six months of future expenditure” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 6 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
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
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
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)

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: 8
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

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

Volunteers: 8
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

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

Volunteers: 8

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03912587

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Peace Brigades International UK Section (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

A4ID: Advocates for International Development — “Thank you to the following institutions and individuals who have supported and sustained our work in recent years: A4ID: Advocates for Inter…” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

ONU, Nanette Regina Josthy — director, appointed 12/06/2025on trustee list
POPPLEWELL, Rowan Louise Flint, Dr — director, appointed 12/06/2025on trustee list
ANDERSON, Andrew Scott — director, appointed 19/06/2024on trustee list
COX, Rachel Yasmin — director, appointed 21/11/2023on trustee list
DAVIS, Claire Victoria — director, appointed 21/11/2023on trustee list
ROCHE, Alexander Edmund — director, appointed 15/09/2021on trustee list
KERRIDGE, Sophia Olga — director, appointed 13/01/2016on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW SCOTT ANDERSONchair
Alexander Edmund Roche
Claire Victoria DAVIS
Dr Rowan Louise Flint POPPLEWELL
Nanette Regina Josthy ONU
Rachel Yasmin COX
Sophia Olga Kerridge

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

Operates in: Colombia · Guatemala · Honduras · Indonesia · Kenya · Mexico · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£425k	£462k
31/12/2024	£348k	£349k
31/12/2023	£346k	£288k
31/12/2022	£373k	£173k
31/12/2021	£239k	£218k

Common questions

Is PEACE BRIGADES INTERNATIONAL UK SECTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased by £37,699 during the year, leaving a balance of £214,186. Per the trustees' report, this amount represents 6.5 months of future budgeted expenditure, which remains in excess of the charity's stated policy target of holding between three and six months of future expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of PEACE BRIGADES INTERNATIONAL UK SECTION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds PEACE BRIGADES INTERNATIONAL UK SECTION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PEACE BRIGADES INTERNATIONAL UK SECTION as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, Tinsley Charitable Trust, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, THE OAKDALE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£100k	Raising the voices of those on the front line of corporate abuse
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£100k	Ensuring the UK steps up on corporate accountability by empowering local and global civil society
Tinsley Charitable Trust	FY2022	£25k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k	Overseas January 2025
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k	Overseas July 2023
THE OAKDALE TRUST	FY2023	£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
A B Charitable Trust	25/10/2016	£20k	Building safety networks for ?invisible Mandelas?
A B Charitable Trust	20/10/2015	£10k	Protection of at-risk human rights defenders
A B Charitable Trust	21/10/2014	£10k	Protection of at-risk human rights defenders
A B Charitable Trust	29/10/2013	£10k	Protection of at-risk human rights defenders

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
W F SOUTHALL TRUST	1	£6k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GLOBAL BRIGADES UK.

GLOBAL BRIGADES UK income £61k
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR PEACE BUILDING AND SOCIAL JUSTICE UK income £46k
PARTNER AID INTERNATIONAL (UK) income £33k
THE GIRLS' BRIGADE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL income £27k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PEACE BRIGADES INTERNATIONAL UK SECTION	£425k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt
GLOBAL BRIGADES UK FY2025	£61k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR PEACE BUILDING AND SOCIAL JUSTICE UK FY2025	£46k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PARTNER AID INTERNATIONAL (UK) FY2025	£33k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GIRLS' BRIGADE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FY2025	£27k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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