LONDON QUAKER SERVICE TRUST

Registered charity 1042735 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LONDON AND MIDDLESEX QUAKER SERVICE TRUST

MAKE GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS and ACTIVITIES CLOSELY IN SYMPATHY OR RUN BY THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS), PARTICULARLY THOSE WHICH BENEFIT PEOPLE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL/ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE A NEED OF EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND WHERE THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND DEVELOP MENTAL PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES

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Latest income
£30k
Latest spending
£79k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £48,752 in 2025, primarily due to the use of reserves to fund grants. The trustees acknowledge that using reserves is not sustainable long-term and are negotiating a merger with another charity to complete before December 2026. Despite the deficit, total unrestricted funds remain at £1,232,493, which exceeds the stated reserves policy target of £50,000.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £1.2m)
“reserves are maintained at £50 000 to meet any further grant requests arising during the year, to safeguard against fluctuations in investment income and to ensure adequate cash flow” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£30k£79k
31/12/2024£32k£70k
31/12/2023£33k£86k
31/12/2022£30k£79k
31/12/2021£31k£174k

Common questions

Is LONDON QUAKER SERVICE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £48,752 in 2025, primarily due to the use of reserves to fund grants. The trustees acknowledge that using reserves is not sustainable long-term and are negotiating a merger with another charity to complete before December 2026. Despite the deficit, total unrestricted funds remain at £1,232,493, which exceeds the stated reserves policy target of £50,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.