Stop the War Coalition

What Stop the War Coalition does

Stop the War Coalition is a UK-registered, member-funded non-profit political advocacy organization founded in 2001 that campaigns against British involvement in armed conflict and militarism, with current priorities including ceasefire advocacy in Gaza and Ukraine, opposition to UK arms sales to Israel, and a "welfare not warfare" domestic platform. Its operational model is grassroots and community-led: an 8-person national office in London coordinates a network of 35+ active local groups across major UK cities, organizes large-scale national demonstrations (including 35 national marches to date with turnouts of up to approximately one million in November 2023 and roughly 250,000 in May 2026), and runs petitions, parliamentary briefings, public meetings, and conferences. Its commercial structure is a recurring-donation / membership-subscription model rather than a product business, with monthly membership tiers ranging from £3 to £25, top-up donations processed through Action Network and PayPal, and a BigCartel merchandise shop for ancillary revenue.

The organization has no proprietary technology platform and is not a technology company; its stack is a commodity WordPress site hosted on AWS in the EEA by Outlandish, with newsletter delivery via AmazonSES, donation and petition infrastructure on Action Network, payments via PayPal or Direct Debit, and Google Analytics for anonymized web traffic analysis. Its core "product" is political mobilization, delivered through events, content (news articles, newsletters), and a coordinated cross-organizational coalition including trade unions, faith organizations, and partner groups such as the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). There are no AI/ML capabilities, no APIs or SDKs, no patents, and no disclosed funding rounds or revenue figures.

Go-to-market is community-led: members and donors are acquired through local-group recruitment, the website, newsletter sign-ups, petitions, and on-the-day march conversion, while fundraising relies on Direct Debit, PayPal, and Action Network campaigns. The customer base is a long tail of individual activists paying low monthly subscriptions, supported by affiliated organizations rather than enterprise accounts. International reach is nascent but expanding — anchored by the June 2026 International Conference Against War in London and a coordinated October 2025 international day of demonstrations — though the operating geography is formally stated as UK-domestic only.

Name

Stop the War Coalition

Legal name

Stop the War Coalition

Website

https://stopwar.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stop the War Coalition is a UK non-profit founded in 2001 that campaigns against British militarism and war, running a grassroots network of 35+ local groups, national marches, and coalitions with trade unions and CND, funded by member subscriptions and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Advocacy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (81331), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Peace, Security & Arms Control Organizations (BPADAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Anti-war advocacy
• Peace activism
• Political campaigning
• Protest organizing
• Social movements

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The organization generates revenue through monthly membership subscriptions at tiered levels ranging from £3 to £25 per month. Members receive benefits including access to anti-war network, event information, national event discounts, and participation in policy-making conferences.
2. Donations: The organization accepts one-time and recurring financial donations through its website via Action Network platform and PayPal to sustain its anti-war campaigns and advocacy work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Stop the War Coalition organizes public demonstrations, marches, and conferences opposing UK and Western military interventions, and coordinates campaigning and educational events through a network of affiliated trade unions, political parties, and local activist groups. Its work is structured around convening civil society actors to oppose specific wars and government foreign policy.

Product overview

Stop the War Coalition is a UK-based political advocacy organization that campaigns against war and militarism. The organization offers membership programs, newsletter subscriptions, organizes events (marches, public meetings, conferences), provides campaign resources, and maintains a network of local groups across the UK. It is not a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Anti-war demonstrations and marches Organized public street demonstrations and marches protesting UK and Western military intervention, convened for supporters, activists, and affiliated organizations.
• Public meetings and conferences Public meetings, teach-ins, and conferences providing political education and discussion on foreign policy and military intervention topics for members and the wider public.
• Coalition campaign coordination Coordination of a coalition of trade unions, political parties, and grassroots groups to campaign collectively against specific wars and government military policies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35 national marches organized, including nearly one million participant demonstration in November 2023
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 November 2024Stop the War Coalition and CND operate as joint campaign partners on peace and anti-war issues. They have issued joint statements on UK military involvement in conflicts, co-organized emergency days of action (including 7 December 2024 protest), and work together on issues including opposition to UK Storm Shadow missile use in Ukraine and protests against RAF Fairford's use in wars. The partnership includes shared advocacy, letter-writing to Prime Minister, and coordinated public actions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Amnesty International UK: Amnesty International UK is a large-scale human rights advocacy organization operating membership and donation-based campaigns. While broader in scope than Stop the War, it shares the advocacy, demonstration, and policy-influencing operating model in the UK.
• Greenpeace UK: Greenpeace UK is a large UK advocacy organization using grassroots mobilization, public demonstrations, and donor/membership funding. It parallels Stop the War's nonprofit coalition structure and event-driven activism approach, though focused on environmental issues.
• Friends of the Earth: Friends of the Earth is a UK environmental advocacy organization with local groups, membership funding, and grassroots campaigning. It parallels Stop the War's operational model of nationwide local groups and recurring member donations, though focused on environmental issues.

Direct peers

• 38 Degrees: 38 Degrees is a UK grassroots political campaigning organization that mobilizes members through petitions and demonstrations on progressive causes. It shares Stop the War's community-led GTM, Action Network-style digital tools, and policy advocacy orientation.
• Palestine Solidarity Campaign: PSC is a UK-based organization campaigning for Palestinian rights, including through national marches. It frequently co-organizes demonstrations with Stop the War, such as the 35 Palestine marches referenced in Stop the War's data, sharing a direct activist base.
• Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND): CND is the UK's primary peace and disarmament organization and Stop the War's formal strategic partner. Both organizations campaign on nuclear disarmament, oppose UK involvement in foreign wars, and co-organize protests such as the 7 December 2024 day of action against RAF Fairford.
• Peace Pledge Union: The PPU is a historic UK pacifist organization founded in 1936 that campaigns against all war and militarism. It shares Stop the War's anti-war mission, grassroots mobilization style, and UK focus, operating as a membership-based advocacy body.
• Quaker Peace & Social Witness: QPSW is the peace and social justice arm of Quakers in Britain, actively working on disarmament, peacebuilding, and anti-militarism. It is one of the faith organisations within Stop the War's anti-war network and shares overlapping campaigns.
• War on Want: War on Want is a UK-based anti-poverty and anti-war charity that campaigns against militarism, arms trade, and corporate power. It is closely aligned with Stop the War's membership-supported advocacy model and frequently participates in joint anti-war coalitions.

Emerging players

• Avaaz: Avaaz is a global online activist network that runs petitions and campaigns on issues including peace and human rights. It shares Stop the War's digital petition-driven approach (e.g., the 'Cut War Not Welfare' petition) but operates globally rather than UK-domestically.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stop-the-war-coalition

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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