HAMPSHIRE AND ISLANDS AREA QUAKER MEETING

Registered charity 1186058 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of Hampshire and Islands 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 Hampshire and Islands Area Meeting and beyond.

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Latest income
£688k
Latest spending
£385k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £3,022,186 at the end of the year, representing a net movement in funds of £138,765. The trustees report that unrestricted and undesignated reserves of approximately £1,191,000 exceed their estimated reserves policy target of ~£474,000, resulting in an excess of ~£717,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.2m)
A reserve of three months' expenditure to cover cash flow fluctuations. — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£688k
Total spending
£385k
Cost of raising funds
£100k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~37.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Guernsey · Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Jersey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£688k£385k
31/12/2023£367k£313k
31/12/2022£262k£381k
31/12/2021£461k£303k
31/12/2020£244k£282k

Common questions

Is HAMPSHIRE AND ISLANDS AREA QUAKER MEETING financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £3,022,186 at the end of the year, representing a net movement in funds of £138,765. The trustees report that unrestricted and undesignated reserves of approximately £1,191,000 exceed their estimated reserves policy target of ~£474,000, resulting in an excess of ~£717,000. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.