OXFORD AND SWINDON AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN

Registered charity 1137897 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OXFORD AND SWINDON AREA QUAKER MEETING

To advance the religious purposes of the Religious Society of Friends, (Quakers), in Britain in the area of the Oxford and Swindon Area Quaker meeting and beyond.These objectives are mainly achieved through holding weekly public meetings for worship at our local meetings.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS PURPOSES OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN IN THE AREA OF THE OXFORD AND SWINDON AREA QUAKER MEETING AND BEYOND.

Area of benefit: OXFORD AND SWINDON AREA

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Oxford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of Oxford and Swindon Area Quaker Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain (as stated in the register file; not confirmed against the register) — merger registered 05/10/2011.

Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).

Latest income

£370k

Latest spending

£407k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had an operational deficit of £36,463 for the year ended 31 December 2025, which is manageable from its reserves. The charity holds unrestricted and undesignated reserves of £704,399, which the trustees consider sufficient to support activities for a significant period. The total funds of the charity increased slightly to £2,640,080 at the end of the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Each Local Meeting is required to hold enough reserves to fund six months activities. In addition, each Local Meeting that owns a meeting house must hold a designated building reserve based on the Quinquennial Review and an assessment of risks, agreed between the Area Meeting Treasurer and the Property Trustee. (reserves figure: £704k)

“Each Local Meeting is required to hold enough reserves to fund six months activities. In addition, each Local Meeting that owns a meeting house must hold a designated building reserve based on the Quinquennial Review and an assessment of risks, agreed between the Area Meeting Treasurer and the Property Trustee.” — page 5

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
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 50

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 250

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 300

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Alan John Pearmainchair
Dr THOMAS HENRY MASSEY · trustee of 1 other charity
Geoffrey Green
Howard John March
Katharine Nicholas
Katherine Yeoman Harris
Stuart Gordon White

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire · Swindon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£370k	£407k
31/12/2024	£396k	£444k
31/12/2023	£331k	£396k
31/12/2022	£330k	£315k
31/12/2021	£494k	£286k

Common questions

Is OXFORD AND SWINDON AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had an operational deficit of £36,463 for the year ended 31 December 2025, which is manageable from its reserves. The charity holds unrestricted and undesignated reserves of £704,399, which the trustees consider sufficient to support activities for a significant period. The total funds of the charity increased slightly to £2,640,080 at the end of the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
W F SOUTHALL TRUST	1	£50k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY	1	£26k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£8k
THE SCURRAH WAINWRIGHT CHARITY	1	£5k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	1	£1k
PICKERING AND HULL AREA QUAKER MEETING	1	£325
LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETING	1	£200

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
HERTFORD AND HITCHIN AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) income £187k
SHEFFIELD AND BALBY AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS income £181k
BRITAIN YEARLY MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) income £14.7m
LUTON AND LEIGHTON AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN income £392k
DEVON AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN income £283k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OXFORD AND SWINDON AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN	£370k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LEEDS AREA QUAKER MEETING FY2025	£232k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HERTFORD AND HITCHIN AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) FY2024	£187k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SHEFFIELD AND BALBY AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS FY2025	£181k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITAIN YEARLY MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) FY2025	£14.7m	—	14	above	8.3%	no doubt
LUTON AND LEIGHTON AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN FY2025	£392k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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