CEASEFIRE CENTRE FOR CIVILIAN RIGHTS

Registered charity 1160083 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CEASEFIRE

The organization aims to: ? Develop the practice of ?civilian-led monitoring? of violations of international humanitarian law and human rights; ? Pursue legal accountability for those responsible for such violations; ? Develop the practice of civilian rights and raise public support for the promotion of civilian rights.

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Latest income

£652k

Latest spending

£477k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £652,384, representing a significant increase from the previous year, while total expenditure was £476,577. The charity held £178,766 in unrestricted reserves at year-end, which the trustees note is just under their target of four months' forecast expenditure (£182,000). The trustees confirm that the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £179k; policy: four months of planned expenditure)

“At year end it held £179K in unrestricted reserves, just under the target.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Total income

£652k

Total spending

£477k

Cost of raising funds

£216

Reserves (reported)

£179k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Conall Illann Mallory
Lucy Belize Freeman
PIERS JONATHAN FELTHAM
Sareta Jane Ashraph
Shehara Natalie Samarasinghe
Ziyad Marar · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Iraq · Lebanon · South Sudan · Syria · Throughout England And Wales · Yemen

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£652k	£477k
31/12/2023	£407k	£311k
31/12/2022	£389k	£354k
31/12/2021	£325k	£308k
31/12/2020	£409k	£441k

Common questions

Is CEASEFIRE CENTRE FOR CIVILIAN RIGHTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £652,384, representing a significant increase from the previous year, while total expenditure was £476,577. The charity held £178,766 in unrestricted reserves at year-end, which the trustees note is just under their target of four months' forecast expenditure (£182,000). The trustees confirm that the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CEASEFIRE CENTRE FOR CIVILIAN RIGHTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CEASEFIRE CENTRE FOR CIVILIAN RIGHTS as a grant recipient include THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION, THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2024	£289k
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£174k	Civilian rights and UK military accountability
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2023	£55k

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
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£215k
THE STREET FOUNDATION	1	£283k
THE STATIONERS' FOUNDATION	1	£143k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£100k
PERSULA FOUNDATION	1	£60k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£55k
GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITED	1	£40k
COLLECTIVE FUTURES (CIO)	1	£24k

Charities like this

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

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CHARITY income £5.7m
Rights and Security International income £439k
THE RIGHTS PRACTICE income £2.2m
ARISE FOUNDATION income £631k
THE CIVIL LIBERTIES TRUST income £2.5m
ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS UK LIMITED income £119k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CEASEFIRE CENTRE FOR CIVILIAN RIGHTS	£652k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CHARITY FY2025	£5.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Rights and Security International FY2024	£439k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE RIGHTS PRACTICE FY2025	£2.2m	Over £60,000	1	above	—	no doubt
ARISE FOUNDATION FY2024	£631k	£80,001 - £90,000	1	unclear	13.3%	material uncertainty
THE CIVIL LIBERTIES TRUST FY2025	£2.5m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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