YORK AREA QUAKER MEETING

Registered charity 1133306 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

York Area Quaker Meeting is a charity established for the advancement of religion and other charitable purposes such asderive from or bear witness to the principles and practices of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS PURPOSES OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN IN THE AREA OF THE YORK AREA QUAKER MEETING AND BEYOND

Area of benefit: THE AREA OF THE YORK AREA QUAKER MEETING AND BEYOND

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

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Latest income

£534k

Latest spending

£455k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in funds of £82,972 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £712,454. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £487,780 are held against a policy target calculated as 50% of room letting income plus 15% of staff costs. The trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 50% of the total income from room lettings plus 15% of all staff costs (held: £488k)

“The level of this reserve is set at 50% of the total income from room lettings plus 15% of all staff costs, at the level of the most recent annual accounts.”

Per its FY2025 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£534k

Total spending

£455k

Cost of raising funds

£204k

Reserves (reported)

£1.4m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~37.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 38.2% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Brian Richard Jardine MCIOB
Eva Martina Weitsch
Graham Torr
Johanna Peronelle Reilly
Martin James Dickinson
Nicholas Graham Alaric Perks
Rosalind Mary Batchelor · trustee of 1 other charity
Simon Mark Brereton

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

Operates in: City Of York · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£534k	£455k
31/12/2024	£660k	£685k
31/12/2023	£398k	£495k
31/12/2022	£361k	£406k
31/12/2021	£400k	£284k

Common questions

Is YORK AREA QUAKER MEETING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in funds of £82,972 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £712,454. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £487,780 are held against a policy target calculated as 50% of room letting income plus 15% of staff costs. The trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LEEDS AREA QUAKER MEETING.

LEEDS AREA QUAKER MEETING income £232k
LONDON WEST AREA QUAKER MEETING income £490k
BRISTOL AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) income £1.1m
HERTFORD AND HITCHIN AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) income £187k
WEST WILTSHIRE AND EAST SOMERSET AREA MEETING income £214k
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND DERBYSHIRE AREA QUAKER MEETING income £183k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
YORK AREA QUAKER MEETING	£534k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LEEDS AREA QUAKER MEETING FY2025	£232k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON WEST AREA QUAKER MEETING FY2025	£490k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRISTOL AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) FY2025	£1.1m	—	below	—	no doubt
HERTFORD AND HITCHIN AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) FY2024	£187k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST WILTSHIRE AND EAST SOMERSET AREA MEETING FY2024	£214k	—	above	—	no doubt

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