CHIPS (CHRISTIAN INTERNATIONAL PEACE SERVICE)
Registered charity 1174527 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHIPS
CHIPS are Christian peacemakers. We join with communities to help build sustainable futures free from violence and division. We live at the heart of conflict, building relationships and engaging in long term development projects to bring about lasting peace.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £33,451, increasing total reserves to £94,727. However, the trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £37,286 are below their stated policy target of three months' expenditure (£54,694). Despite this, the trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, citing confidence that future income and reserves will improve the position.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £37k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“the year-end unrestricted reserves sitting below this limit at £37,286”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — CHIPS Peace (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/01/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Ghana · Lambeth
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CHIPS (CHRISTIAN INTERNATIONAL PEACE SERVICE) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £33,451, increasing total reserves to £94,727. However, the trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £37,286 are below their stated policy target of three months' expenditure (£54,694). Despite this, the trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, citing confidence that future income and reserves will improve the position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CHIPS (CHRISTIAN INTERNATIONAL PEACE SERVICE)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CHIPS (CHRISTIAN INTERNATIONAL PEACE SERVICE) as a grant recipient include MAUDSLEY CHARITY, THE CHILDHOOD TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HERNE HILL.
Known funders
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