THE CONFLICT AND ENVIRONMENT OBSERVATORY

Registered charity 1174115 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CEOBS

CEOBS monitors and collects data on the impact of armed conflicts and military activities on the environment, human health and livelihoods. We work with a range of stakeholders to research and develop tools to allow those affected by conflicts to collect environmental and health data, and monitor the state of legal protection for the environment in relation to armed conflicts.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£482k

Latest spending

£479k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small net income of £2,947 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves falling to £1,343. The trustees note that reserves are below the stated policy target of £119,850 due to funding withdrawals and delays, but remain satisfied the charity will continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1k)

“In 2025 it was not possible to meet the reserves policy established in 2023 to maintain reserves of 3x monthly expenditure. Average monthly expenditure in 2025 was £39,950, so that the target reserve level was £119,850.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House CE010690

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£528k

Total spending

£416k

Cost of raising funds

£11k

Reserves (reported)

£151k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID PAUL EDWARD CULLENchair
Dr Sarah Njeri
Kevin Peter Gascoigne
Micol Martini
Oliver Duncan Brown
Rachel Parry
Serene Murad

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

Operates in: Calderdale

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£482k	£479k
31/12/2024	£443k	£569k
31/12/2023	£528k	£416k
31/12/2022	£229k	£259k
31/12/2021	£242k	£208k

Common questions

Is THE CONFLICT AND ENVIRONMENT OBSERVATORY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small net income of £2,947 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves falling to £1,343. The trustees note that reserves are below the stated policy target of £119,850 due to funding withdrawals and delays, but remain satisfied the charity will continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE CONFLICT AND ENVIRONMENT OBSERVATORY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CONFLICT AND ENVIRONMENT OBSERVATORY as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE 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	FY2021	£120k	Core costs
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£20k	Pool/Fast Track

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 PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£387k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£426k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	1	£344k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION	1	£238k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£150k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£150k
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST	1	£65k
LARA ATKIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£60k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CEASEFIRE CENTRE FOR CIVILIAN RIGHTS.

CEASEFIRE CENTRE FOR CIVILIAN RIGHTS income £652k
ACTION ON ARMED VIOLENCE income £192k
CONCORDIS INTERNATIONAL TRUST income £732k
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST income £7.8m
SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES income £590k
INTERNATIONAL ALERT income £15.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CONFLICT AND ENVIRONMENT OBSERVATORY	£482k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CEASEFIRE CENTRE FOR CIVILIAN RIGHTS FY2024	£652k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
ACTION ON ARMED VIOLENCE FY2024	£192k	£70,000 or more	1	unclear	—	no doubt
CONCORDIS INTERNATIONAL TRUST FY2024	£732k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£7.8m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES FY2025	£590k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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