CHILTERNS AREA QUAKER MEETING (RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS) AND RELATED CHARITIES

Registered charity 1130322 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Chilterns Area Quaker Meeting is part of the organisational structure of the Religious Society of Friends in Britain. It is the primary organisational unit for church affairs in the Chilterns; provides public worship at 7 local Quaker meetings; owns and maintains 6 meeting houses; oversees the spiritual and pastoral life of the Quaker community; and organises Quaker work, witness and outreach.

Objects

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Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£167k

Latest spending

£228k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £636,900 from £702,761 in the prior year, driven by a significant drop in voluntary income following a one-off legacy. The charity operated a deficit budget in 2024 and acknowledged the need to move towards a balanced budget in the medium term. Reserves of £636,900 remain well above the stated policy target of approximately £324,000.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hirings (61% of income)

“Hirings income for the year (£101,935) increased in the year (£87,031).” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: about six months' expenditure (£50,000) to cover fluctuations in cash flow plus £5,000 as a pastoral care fund and a sum to provide for unexpected major repairs (say £269,000 or 1% of the properties' insured value (£11.37m) (held: £637k)

“The charity's reserve policy states that we plan to hold about six months' expenditure (£50,000) to cover fluctuations in cash flow plus £5,000 as a pastoral care fund and a sum to provide for unexpected major repairs (say £269,000 or 1% of the properties' insured value (£11.37m).” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Amount due from trustee

“There was an amount due of £619 from one of the trustees at the year end.” — page 18

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Penelope Jane Warechair
ANN ROSALIND FLOYD · trustee of 2 other charities
Cathy Crownshaw
Janet May-Bowles
Joseph Terry Irwin · trustee of 1 other charity
Patricia-Jeanne van Zetten
Roger Oliver
Val McFarlane

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Hertfordshire · Slough · Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£167k	£228k
31/12/2023	£469k	£277k
31/12/2022	£150k	£130k
31/12/2021	£86k	£140k
31/12/2020	£103k	£146k

Common questions

Is CHILTERNS AREA QUAKER MEETING (RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS) AND RELATED CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £636,900 from £702,761 in the prior year, driven by a significant drop in voluntary income following a one-off legacy. The charity operated a deficit budget in 2024 and acknowledged the need to move towards a balanced budget in the medium term. Reserves of £636,900 remain well above the stated policy target of approximately £324,000. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEST WILTSHIRE AND EAST SOMERSET AREA MEETING.

WEST WILTSHIRE AND EAST SOMERSET AREA MEETING income £214k
HERTFORD AND HITCHIN AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) income £187k
LONDON WEST AREA QUAKER MEETING income £490k
OXFORD AND SWINDON AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN income £370k
SUSSEX WEST AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN income £285k
LEEDS AREA QUAKER MEETING income £232k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHILTERNS AREA QUAKER MEETING (RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS) AND RELATED CHARITIES	£167k	—	above	—	no doubt
WEST WILTSHIRE AND EAST SOMERSET AREA MEETING FY2024	£214k	—	above	—	no doubt
HERTFORD AND HITCHIN AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) FY2024	£187k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON WEST AREA QUAKER MEETING FY2025	£490k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OXFORD AND SWINDON AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN FY2025	£370k	—	above	—	no doubt
SUSSEX WEST AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN FY2024	£285k	—	below	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.