Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Media-development charity; CSSF contractor
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| Type | Company registered at Companies House |
| Founded | 1 September 1992 (incorporated) |
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| Headquarters | London |
| Industry | Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals |
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Institute for War and Peace Reporting (The Institute For War And Peace Reporting (Iwpr), Companies House number 02744185) is a contractor to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) under the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). Companies House records the company as incorporated on 1 September 1992, with status "Active", nature of business "58142 - Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals".[1][2] It is a named supplier on Lot 1 of the CSSF Framework Agreement 2023–27.[3] Contracts Finder lists 1 published CSSF award(s) to the organisation with a combined stated value of £912,455. FCO and FCDO payments to it over £25,000 recorded in published departmental spending data total about £16,722,599; these figures cover all FCO/FCDO (and, after September 2020, former Department for International Development) programmes and are not limited to the CSSF.[4]
Overview
IWPR is a registered charity (1027201) and lists UK government bodies, including the FCDO and the CSSF, among its supporters.[5][6]
IWPR says it has worked in the Middle East and North Africa since launching Iraq programming in 2003, with Syria work from 2007 and Libya and Tunisia work from 2012. Its regional projects have included Women on the Frontline (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen) and the digital-security project SAWA (2014–16). It runs satellite sites including Cyber Arabs and Syria Stories. It has offices in London (Gray's Inn Road), Washington DC and the Netherlands.[7]
CSSF/ISF and other UK government work
IWPR describes earlier Syria work aimed at showing that "violent, extremist narratives do not represent the viewpoints of the majority of Syrian citizens". Its current Syria programmes support justice and accountability through documentation of human rights abuses.[7] This is the kind of counter-extremism communications and civil-society work that the CSSF funds. IWPR's published material does not break down which of these projects were CSSF-funded. IWPR was also among the suppliers awarded a place on Lot B of the original 2015 CSSF framework agreement.[8]
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) reviewed the CSSF's aid spending in March 2018 and gave it an amber-red score, finding the fund responsive to National Security Council priorities but with weak results management and inadequate evidence of outcomes and value for money.[9] ICAI published a follow-up review in 2019.[10]
Controversies and criticism
Documents that the hacker group Anonymous said came from the FCO, and that UrduPoint reported in 2019, named IWPR as a member of one of two consortiums that met the FCO's Counter Disinformation and Media Development programme in August 2018 to discuss a proposed £9.8m "EXPOSE Network" project (2018–21). These documents show a consortium bid, not an award. They have not been independently authenticated.[11] The FCO had earlier described the related leak of Institute for Statecraft documents as part of a Russian state campaign "intended to... discredit" counter-disinformation work.[12]
Published CSSF contracts
| Award date | Contract | Value (£) | Supplier name as published | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-24 | CSSF Libya: Community Impact Responsiveness in the Covid-19 Age | 912,455 | Institute for War & Peace Reporting | [13] |
FCO/FCDO payments
| Year | Amount (£) |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 72,996 |
| 2012 | 194,814 |
| 2013 | 356,176 |
| 2014 | 584,172 |
| 2015 | 309,161 |
| 2016 | 257,745 |
| 2017 | 1,456,437 |
| 2018 | 1,459,261 |
| 2019 | 1,360,584 |
| 2020 | 978,657 |
| 2021 | 785,200 |
| 2022 | 2,311,763 |
| 2023 | 3,519,790 |
| 2024 | 3,010,300 |
| 2025 | 65,543 |
| Total | 16,722,599 |
People
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Ramsey | Secretary | 3 February 2021 | – |
| David Bell (Sir David Charles Maurice Bell) | Director | 25 April 2006 | – |
| Carl Forbes (Carl William Forbes) | Director | 4 March 2026 | – |
| Michael Immordino (Michael Stephen Immordino) | Director | 21 September 2017 | – |
| Stephen Jukes (Stephen Anthony Jukes) | Director | 12 November 2007 | – |
| Adrienne Van Heteren (Adrienne Marie Monique Van Heteren) | Director | 2 November 2022 | – |
| Michael Baah | Secretary | 3 November 2000 | 9 August 2002 |
| Margrit Bass (Margrit Katherine Bass) | Secretary | 13 September 1993 | 9 May 1995 |
| Anthony Berden | Secretary | 7 September 1992 | 2 August 1993 |
| Mary Breading | Secretary | 8 April 2000 | 31 October 2000 |
| Tanya Hassan (Tanya Maree Hassan) | Secretary | 4 September 1997 | 8 April 2000 |
| Sue Louise | Secretary | 10 August 2002 | 16 June 2005 |
| Rachelle Valladares (Rachelle Jailer Valladares) | Secretary | 1 September 1995 | 17 April 1997 |
| Adrienne Van Heteren | Secretary | 16 June 2005 | 24 May 2006 |
| Catherine Ashton (Baroness Catherine Margaret Ashton) | Director | 2 August 1993 | 5 May 1994 |
| Anthony Berden | Director | 7 September 1992 | 2 August 1993 |
| Richard Caplan | Director | 24 September 2005 | 21 June 2021 |
| Tomas Carruthers (Tomas William Carruthers) | Director | 10 November 2009 | 5 January 2015 |
| Susan Chudleigh (Susan Anne Chudleigh) | Director | 13 December 1995 | 4 December 1997 |
| Richard Cumberland | Director | 24 September 2005 | 12 November 2007 |
| Christopher Cviic | Director | 13 December 1995 | 4 December 1997 |
| Gillian Flint (Gillian Margaret Flint) | Director | 2 August 1993 | 4 June 1997 |
| Will Gardiner | Director | 16 July 2015 | 7 June 2019 |
| Konstanty Gebert | Director | 5 February 1998 | 11 June 1999 |
| Simon Hersom | Director | 29 June 2018 | 31 December 2025 |
| Fiona Hill (Doctor Fiona Hill) | Director | 4 November 2000 | 24 September 2006 |
| Murtaza Jessa | Director | 21 October 1999 | 30 September 2004 |
| Christina Lamb | Director | 16 July 2008 | 24 June 2021 |
| Margot Light (Professor Margot Light) | Director | 21 December 1995 | 4 December 1997 |
| William Mather (William Stuart Mather) | Director | 4 December 1996 | 1 October 1997 |
| Sheena McDonald (Dr Sheena Elizabeth McDonald) | Director | 3 November 2000 | 12 November 2007 |
| Sheena McDonald (Dr Sheena Elizabeth McDonald) | Director | 13 December 1995 | 4 December 1997 |
| Alan Miall (Alan Hugh Miall) | Director | 2 August 1993 | 30 September 1994 |
| David Miliband (David Wright Miliband) | Director | 2 August 1993 | 10 October 1994 |
| Edward Mortimer | Director | 13 December 1995 | 4 December 1997 |
| John Owen (John W Owen) | Director | 15 June 2002 | 24 April 2006 |
| Zoran Pajic (Dr Zoran Pajic) | Director | 5 May 1994 | 21 June 2021 |
| Jane Sharp | Director | 29 September 1994 | 2 September 2016 |
| Daniel Smith | Director | 2 August 1993 | 25 April 2006 |
| Christian Toksvig | Director | 27 June 2012 | 30 January 2020 |
| Sasa Vucinic | Director | 5 February 1998 | 21 January 1999 |
| Brendan Whitworth (Brendan James Ashley Whitworth) | Director | 12 November 2007 | 14 July 2009 |
| Martin Woollacott | Director | 2 August 1993 | 30 November 2016 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Companies House, THE INSTITUTE FOR WAR AND PEACE REPORTING (IWPR) (02744185) Companies House, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Companies House, THE INSTITUTE FOR WAR AND PEACE REPORTING (IWPR) (02744185): officers Companies House, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Framework Agreement (2023-2027): contract award notice 029743-2023 Find a Tender Service, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Foreign and Commonwealth Office, FCO departmental spending over £25,000 GOV.UK, 2010–2020; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, FCDO: departmental spending over £25,000 GOV.UK, 2020–2026.
- ↑ Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Supporters IWPR, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) – 1027201: financial history Register of Charities, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Middle East & North Africa IWPR, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Bidstats, Conflict, Stability and Security Fund framework (award notice) Bidstats, December 2015.
- ↑ Independent Commission for Aid Impact, The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund's aid spending ICAI, March 2018.
- ↑ Independent Commission for Aid Impact, ICAI follow-up of: The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund's aid spending ICAI, 2019.
- ↑ UrduPoint (reporting documents published by Anonymous), Hackers Reveal UK Gov't Project Against Alleged Russian Disinformation With $13Mln Budget UrduPoint, 2019.
- ↑ BBC News, Russia-linked hack 'bid to discredit' UK anti-disinformation campaign BBC News, December 2018.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, CSSF Libya: Community Impact Responsiveness in the Covid-19 Age Contracts Finder, 2020-07-24.