CUMBERLAND AREA QUAKER MEETING

Registered charity 1161207 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAQM

Holding public Meetings for Worship; and providing opportunities for Members and others to explore and develop their understanding of their faith, in the light of historic and contemporary Quakers insights and testimonies.

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Latest income

£124k

Latest spending

£114k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £123,636 from £203,219 in the prior year, primarily due to the one-off sale of a property in 2024. Despite this drop, the charity maintained a surplus, increasing its total funds by £9,512, and the trustees report that overall reserves remain reasonably healthy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (37% of income)

“Income from investments, including gross rent from the investment properties, was £39,724” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months of normal expenditure (held: £360k)

“The Trustees have decided to maintain the charity’s reserves at a level which is at least equivalent to six months of normal expenditure.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher Andrew Stewart Watson
GLENN TOMKINSON · trustee of 1 other charity
LESLEY MARY SMITH
Lorna Reynolds · trustee of 1 other charity
RICHARD ANTHONY GERRARD PARKER · trustee of 1 other charity
ROBERT WILLIAM PRITCHARD
William Earnest Bewley

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£124k	£114k
31/12/2024	£203k	£154k
31/12/2023	£108k	£101k
31/12/2022	£106k	£146k
31/12/2021	£88k	£114k

Common questions

Is CUMBERLAND AREA QUAKER MEETING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £123,636 from £203,219 in the prior year, primarily due to the one-off sale of a property in 2024. Despite this drop, the charity maintained a surplus, increasing its total funds by £9,512, and the trustees report that overall reserves remain reasonably healthy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

SUSSEX WEST AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN income £285k
WEST WILTSHIRE AND EAST SOMERSET AREA MEETING income £214k
LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETING income £241k
LONDON WEST AREA QUAKER MEETING income £490k
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

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CUMBERLAND AREA QUAKER MEETING	£124k	—	above	—	no doubt
SUSSEX WEST AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN FY2024	£285k	—	below	—	no doubt
WEST WILTSHIRE AND EAST SOMERSET AREA MEETING FY2024	£214k	—	above	—	no doubt
LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETING FY2025	£241k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON WEST AREA QUAKER MEETING FY2025	£490k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HERTFORD AND HITCHIN AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) FY2024	£187k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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