Ploughshares International

Analysis

Ploughshares International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05919196). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Ploughshares International reported income of £40k and spending of £56k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £38k to £40k (+3.6%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ploughshares International sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Burton Upon Trent Division Guide Association (£40k), West End Chapel Fareham (£40k) and Ministry of Reconciliation (£39k).