The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (Iwpr)
Registered name: THE INSTITUTE FOR WAR AND PEACE REPORTING (IWPR)
The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (Iwpr) made £6.9m revenue and £5.2k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (Iwpr)’s revenue grew 1% to £6.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £5.2k profit and 24 employees. The company is classified under “publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals”; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Age
- 34 yrs · since 1992
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £6.2m | £6.8m | £6.9m |
| Cost of sales | £6.3m | £6.7m | £6.9m |
| Operating profit | −£83.3k | £103k | £5.2k |
| Profit before tax | −£83.3k | £103k | £5.2k |
| Profit after tax | −£83.3k | £103k | £5.2k |
| Profit (best available) | −£83.3k | £103k | £5.2k |
| Employees (average) | 22 | 25 | 24 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £280k | £272k | £286k |
| Profit per employee | −£3.8k | £4.1k | £215 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10.1% | ▲1.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼95% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲13.6% | ▼4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £286k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £215
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼4%
- Now 24
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Iwpr (UK) LimitedRev. £2.1m · Profit £180k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £5.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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