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

Registered charity 1180217 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AREA MEETING

We hold meetings in Northampton, Kettering, Wellingborough. We make our Meetings for Worship available to all and welcome those who come. We encourage all enquirers, and occasionally we run evening meetings to answer questions and provide more information. In addition there are opportunities to join bible study and discussion groups.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AREA MEETING IS THE FURTHERANCE OF THE GENERAL RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN IN THE AREA OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AREA MEETING AND BEYOND.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £3,994,953, with liquid funds of approximately £409,448, which trustees consider sufficient to meet anticipated demands. While cash flows were positive in 2025, the trustees note that matching expenditure and income remained challenging due to high inflation and static income streams, requiring careful management to prevent a structural deficit.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOHN THEODORE STURGEchair
• Annette Christine Candy
• Charles Patrick Braithwaite
• Olaseni Alaka
• PAMELA JEAN KNOWLTON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Paul Robert Bertin · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

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