IN PLACE OF WAR CIO
Registered charity 1182594 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IN PLACE OF WAR CIC
In Place of War is a global organisation that uses artistic creativity in places of conflict to create positive change. We enable grassroots change-makers in music, theatre and across the arts to transform cultures of violence and suffering into hope, opportunity and freedom.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025 were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. The examiner confirmed that the accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act and that the accounts complied with applicable regulations. No material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the preparation of the accounts.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£13k
Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% 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: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Sir Richard Mantle OBE DLchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Anna Berenfeld
- Celena Nair
- Claire O'Neill
- Darren Cormack
- George Adelman · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jo Vidler
- Maria Achilleos
- Martin Bremner
- Nadia Zunobia Murtaza Khan
- Professor James Thompson
- Ruci Fixter
- Tomas Shore
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Algeria · Australia · Bosnia And Herzegovina · Brazil · Cambodia · Colombia · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Egypt · Germany · Greece · India · Israel
Income and spending
Common questions
Is IN PLACE OF WAR CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025 were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. The examiner confirmed that the accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act and that the accounts complied with applicable regulations. No material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the preparation of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds IN PLACE OF WAR CIO?
Funders whose own accounts filings name IN PLACE OF WAR CIO as a grant recipient include THE LINBURY TRUST, THE MARK LEONARD TRUST, THE PETER GABRIEL TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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Funders of similar charities
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Side by side with its peers
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