GUERRAND HERMES FOUNDATION FOR PEACE

Registered charity 1134575 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Guerrand-Hermes Foundation for Peace is an international think-tank & research organisation. The work of the foundation is underpinned by the belief that peace is a human concept and can only be achieved when people are in touch with their own humanity. Inspired by this belief, the Foundation's core aim is for humanity to flourish within each individual & promote broader social transformation

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,349,795 for the year ended 31 December 2023, driven by a significant increase in income including a £750,000 donation from Lewes New School. The trustees confirm that free reserves are held at an appropriate level, representing approximately six months of expenditure, and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £550k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~157.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (04/12/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• SHARIF ISTVAN HORTHYchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ALEXANDRA ASSEILY
• Andrew James Holloway
• Dr PATRICE CLAUDE BRODEUR
• ISNI ASTUTI HORTHY
• MUHAMMAD RIDWAN

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · China · Colombia · East Sussex · Hungary · Iceland · India · Indonesia · Italy · Portugal · United States

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Side by side with its peers

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