WIRRAL AND CHESTER AREA QUAKER MEETING

Registered charity 1134210 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Strengthen the life and witness of Quaker meetings in Wirral, Chester and beyond;Undertake Quaker service for the relief of suffering at home and abroad;Provide pastoral care for individual members Maintain Quaker meeting houses as places for public worship Administer and maintain the organisation of Wirral and Chester Area Meeting and contribute to the support of Britain Yearly Meeting.

Objects

IS THE FURTHERANCE OF THE GENERAL RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN IN THE AREA OF THE WIRRAL AND CHESTER AREA MEETING AND BEYOND

Area of benefit: THE WIRRAL AND CHESTER

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

£90k

Latest spending

£73k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £89,819 against total expenditure of £73,208, resulting in a net surplus. The trustees report that free reserves of £192,826 are considered adequate to cover running costs and unforeseen expenditure, maintaining a level between three and six months' expenditure as per their policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £193k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 8

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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Trustees · trustee networks

David Bull OBE · trustee of 3 other charities
JANE LAXTON
KENNETH ALBERT GARNER
Katharine Hooper
Merril Grundy
Nicolette Richardson
Tom Miller

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£90k	£73k
31/12/2023	£82k	£71k
31/12/2022	£66k	£69k
31/12/2021	£85k	£70k
31/12/2020	£99k	£120k

Common questions

Is WIRRAL AND CHESTER AREA QUAKER MEETING financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £89,819 against total expenditure of £73,208, resulting in a net surplus. The trustees report that free reserves of £192,826 are considered adequate to cover running costs and unforeseen expenditure, maintaining a level between three and six months' expenditure as per their policy. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.