QUAKER COMMUNITY BAMFORD

Registered charity 1178584 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BAMFORD QUAKER COMMUNITY

We are a residential Quaker Community with the purpose of furthering for the public benefit the faith and practice of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) including searching for ways to live out the Quaker testimonies of peace and non violence, equality, truth, simplicity and sustainability and including a commitment to work towards becoming a low-carbon, sustainable community.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECT IS THE FURTHERANCE OF THE GENERAL RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:I.PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT A PLACE OF SPIRITUAL RETREAT IN THE CONTEXT OF A RESIDENTIAL QUAKER COMMUNITY SEEKING TO LIVE THE QUAKER TESTIMONIESII.SHARING WITH OTHERS OUR UNDERSTANDING, EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE THINKING AND PRACTICE OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)III.PROVIDING FOR THE PASTORAL CARE OF VISITORS AND INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY MEMBERSIV.STEWARDSHIP AND PROTECTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had minimal charitable activities in 2024, focusing instead on the disposal of its property, which resulted in a net expenditure of £4,225. The charity holds unrestricted general funds of £9,635, while its primary asset is an investment property valued at £1.9 million, held to facilitate the disposal process and cover running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Diana Fern Sayce
• JOHN ROUSE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Laurence Adrian Michaelis · trustee of 1 other charity
• Samuel John Donaldson
• Sarah Whittington

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

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