LUTON AND LEIGHTON AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN

Registered charity 1173865 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEDFORD LOCAL MEETING, Berkhamsted Quaker Meeting, HARPENDEN QUAKER MEETING, LUTON AND LEIGHTON AREA MEETING, Luton Meeting (Society of Friends - Luton Branch), MILTON KEYNES QUAKER MEETING

The furtherance of the general religious and charitable purposes of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain in the area of Luton and Leighton Area Meeting and beyond by for example strengthening the life and witness of Quaker Meetings; undertaking Quaker service for the relief of suffering at home and abroad; providing for the pastoral care of members and attenders.

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Latest income

£523k

Latest spending

£718k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £58,484 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a 45% rise in expenditure to £718,137, primarily due to property improvements. Despite this deficit, the charity remains highly solvent with net current assets of £574,753, which the trustees note represents more than a whole year's income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ expenditure on running costs (held: £8.8m)

“The Area Meeting has a policy of holding a cash reserve, as far as it is able, to cover six months’ expenditure on running costs.” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£523k

Total spending

£718k

Reserves (reported)

£8.8m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~146.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (18/01/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Adam Farquhar · trustee of 1 other charity
Gillian Isobel Becket · trustee of 1 other charity
John Richard Presland
John Trevor Evans
RICHARD CZIBORRA
Sherry Marie Hooper
Stephen James Clough

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

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · Luton · Milton Keynes

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£523k	£718k
31/12/2023	£461k	£497k
31/12/2022	£380k	£374k
31/12/2021	£249k	£298k
31/12/2020	£251k	£283k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £58,484 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a 45% rise in expenditure to £718,137, primarily due to property improvements. Despite this deficit, the charity remains highly solvent with net current assets of £574,753, which the trustees note represents more than a whole year's income. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd.

Who funds LUTON AND LEIGHTON AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LUTON AND LEIGHTON AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN as a grant recipient include THE SCURRAH WAINWRIGHT CHARITY, LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETING.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SCURRAH WAINWRIGHT CHARITY	FY2023	£5k
LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETING	FY2024	£100	Church activities
LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETING	FY2023	£100	Church activities

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HERTFORD AND HITCHIN AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS).

HERTFORD AND HITCHIN AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) income £187k
LEEDS AREA QUAKER MEETING income £232k
DEVON AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN income £254k
LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETING income £241k
SUSSEX WEST AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN income £285k
NORTHUMBRIA AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN income £232k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LUTON AND LEIGHTON AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN	£523k	—	unclear	—	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
DEVON AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN FY2024	£254k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETING FY2025	£241k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUSSEX WEST AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN FY2024	£285k	—	below	—	no doubt

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