HERTFORD AND HITCHIN AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)

Registered charity 1131894 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HITCHIN FIRENDS MEETING QUAKERS, Hertford and Hitchin Quakers

The furtherance of the general religious and charitable purposes of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain in the area of the Area Meeting and beyond

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Latest income
£187k
Latest spending
£180k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and restricted funds of £379,707 at the end of the financial year, with no funds in deficit. The trustees report that the fall in income is not of concern due to unusual prior-year grants and insurance payments, and the charity maintains sufficient cash reserves to meet its liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£187k£180k
31/12/2023£215k£167k
31/12/2022£301k£196k
31/12/2021£165k£141k
31/12/2020£165k£141k

Common questions

Is HERTFORD AND HITCHIN AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and restricted funds of £379,707 at the end of the financial year, with no funds in deficit. The trustees report that the fall in income is not of concern due to unusual prior-year grants and insurance payments, and the charity maintains sufficient cash reserves to meet its liabilities. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2021£5kPeace Cottage Community Garden

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE SCURRAH WAINWRIGHT CHARITY1£5k
LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETING1£200

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DEVON AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HERTFORD AND HITCHIN AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)£187k—0unclear—no doubt
DEVON AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN FY2024£254k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHUMBRIA AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN FY2024£232k—0above—no doubt
WEST WILTSHIRE AND EAST SOMERSET AREA MEETING FY2024£214k—0above—no doubt
LUTON AND LEIGHTON AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN FY2024£523k—0unclear—no doubt
LEEDS AREA QUAKER MEETING FY2025£232k—0unclear—no doubt

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