DEVON AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN

Registered charity 1139955 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of religion and other charitable purposes such as derive from or bear witness to the principles and practices of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

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Latest income

£254k

Latest spending

£253k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds stood at approximately £2.27 million, with unrestricted reserves of £2.24 million against a stated policy target of roughly £340,000. The trustees report a healthy financial position with income rising by 9.5% and expenditure falling by 14%, noting no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately £340,000 (held: £2.2m)

“total planned reserves across the Area Meeting of approximately £340,000”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher William Alan Dent
Emma Claire Seaman
Frederick John Elford
Jacqueline Rosemary Wilding-White
John Anthony Dehany Scott
Peter Anthony Lawrence
Robert Eden Sharrock · trustee of 1 other charity
Sarah Elizabeth Hartog

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£254k	£253k
31/12/2023	£235k	£297k
31/12/2022	£226k	£328k
31/12/2021	£148k	£156k
31/12/2020	£171k	£211k

Common questions

Is DEVON AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds stood at approximately £2.27 million, with unrestricted reserves of £2.24 million against a stated policy target of roughly £340,000. The trustees report a healthy financial position with income rising by 9.5% and expenditure falling by 14%, noting no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2024 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
THE SCURRAH WAINWRIGHT CHARITY	1	£5k
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 NORTHUMBRIA AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN.

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

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DEVON AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN	£254k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTHUMBRIA AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN FY2024	£232k	—	above	—	no doubt
HERTFORD AND HITCHIN AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) FY2024	£187k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LEEDS AREA QUAKER MEETING FY2025	£232k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON WEST AREA QUAKER MEETING FY2025	£490k	—	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.