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PEACEFUL CHANGE INITIATIVE

Registered charity 1162997 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q132471868 · also known as PCI

Our goal is to promote conflict resolution and reconciliation at the national and international levels.Our objectives are relieving suffering, poverty and distress, and building and maintaining social cohesion, resilience, and trust within and between communities.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECONCILIATION WITH A VIEW TO RELIEVING SUFFERING, POVERTY AND DISTRESS AND BUILDING AND MAINTAINING SOCIAL COHESION, RESILIENCE AND TRUST WITH AND BETWEEN COMMUNITIES BY:1. INVESTIGATING AND IDENTIFYING PROBABLE CAUSES OF THE CONFLICT2. EXAMINING PROBABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE CONFLICT OR APPROACHES TO CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGE WITH CAUSES OF CONFLICT THROUGH PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH/ANALYSIS INTO RELEVANT ECONOMIC AND SOCIALISSUES.3. PROMOTING CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY CONFLICT, INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, TO PLAY ACTIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE ROLES IN CONFLICTRESOLUTION PROCESSES AND DECISION MAKING PROCESSES.4. MEDIATING WITH PARTIES TO THE CONFLICT AND AFFECTED COMMUNITIES TOGETHER TO DISCUSS SUCH RESEARCH AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS ENABLING THEM TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS OF TRUST.5. RECOMMENDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND THE PARTIES INVOLVED MEASURES WHICH, IN THE TRUSTEES’ OPINION, ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN THE RESOLUTION OR PREVENTION OF THE CONFLICT OR LESSEN THE RISK OF FUTURE CONFLICTS.6. PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) BY PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS AND RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES.7. PUBLISHING REPORTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ON THE CAUSES AND RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS OF PARTICULAR CONFLICTS.PROVIDED THAT ALL ACTIVITIES SHALL BE BALANCED AND SHALL MAINTAIN OR ENHANCE THE CHARITY’S COMMITMENT TO REMAINING IMPARTIAL.

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

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Latest income
£3.0m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is being wound down and the financial statements are prepared on a non-going concern basis. Per the trustees' report, the charity incurred a deficit of £160,265 for the period, with unrestricted reserves standing at £93,071. The charity does not use professional fundraisers and relies on institutional funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“In the band £100,001 - £110,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“As a result, these financial statements are prepared on a non-going concern basis.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Consultancy paid to spouse of key management personnel
“During the period, £2,355 (2024: £37,121) was paid to the spouse of a member of key management personnel for consultancy and project advisory services provided during the year” — page 40
“During the period, donations of £3,000 (2024: £3,500) were received by the Charity from Trustees and related parties.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from Trustees and related parties
“During the period, £2,355 (2024: £37,121) was paid to the spouse of a member of key management personnel for consultancy and project advisory services provided during the year” — page 40
“During the period, donations of £3,000 (2024: £3,500) were received by the Charity from Trustees and related parties.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loans received from trustee and key management personnel
“During the period, £2,355 (2024: £37,121) was paid to the spouse of a member of key management personnel for consultancy and project advisory services provided during the year” — page 40
“During the period, donations of £3,000 (2024: £3,500) were received by the Charity from Trustees and related parties.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goodman Jones LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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 29/09/2025

  • Government income: £1,733,810 — grants £1,733,810 (2); 57% of the £3,020,708 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/03/2024

  • Government income: £2,027,608 — grants £2,027,608 (2); 56% of the £3,612,088 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 2)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/03/2023

  • Government income: £3,312,484 — grants £3,312,484 (3); 73% of the £4,508,873 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

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

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 29/09/2025)

Total income
£3.0m
Total spending
£3.2m
Reserves (reported)
£93k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kosovo · Libya · Mozambique · Serbia · Switzerland · Tunisia · Ukraine

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
29/09/2025£3.0m£3.2m
30/03/2024£3.6m£3.8m
30/03/2023£4.5m£4.7m
30/03/2022£4.4m£4.4m
30/03/2021£3.8m£3.6m

Common questions

Is PEACEFUL CHANGE INITIATIVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is being wound down and the financial statements are prepared on a non-going concern basis. Per the trustees' report, the charity incurred a deficit of £160,265 for the period, with unrestricted reserves standing at £93,071. The charity does not use professional fundraisers and relies on institutional funding. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goodman Jones LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of PEACEFUL CHANGE INITIATIVE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band.

Who funds PEACEFUL CHANGE INITIATIVE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PEACEFUL CHANGE INITIATIVE as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£39kOperationalising the ‘Force for Good’ concept in UK engagement in Fragile and Conflict Affected Countries

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
POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£450k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY1£128k
H C D MEMORIAL FUND1£80k
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST1£53k
THE GIRDLERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST1£21k
THE REED FOUNDATION1£17k
ESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£15k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CENTRE FOR PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PEACEFUL CHANGE INITIATIVE£3.0m£100,001 - £110,000—unclear—not going concern
CENTRE FOR PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS FY2025£1.2mUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
CIVIL MEDIATION COUNCIL LIMITED FY2025£246k——above—no doubt
CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FY2025£59k—0unclear—no doubt
TRANSGENERATIONAL CHANGE LIMITED FY2025£377k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COMMUNITY OF RECONCILIATION AND FELLOWSHIP FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt

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