The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (Iwpr)

Analysis

The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (Iwpr) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02744185). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (Iwpr) reported income of £6.9m and spending of £6.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.0m to £6.9m (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (Iwpr) sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute for Government (£6.9m), Skills and Education Group (£6.9m) and Age UK Northumberland (£6.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 68% and trading 31%. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.