SWARTHMOOR (SOUTH WEST CUMBRIA) AREA QUAKER MEETING

Registered charity 1190009 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SWARTHMOOR (SW CUMBRIA) AREA MEETING

Swarthmoor Area Meeting is a worshipping community of Quakers. Our resources are used to maintain our meeting houses, to support local Quakers in need, to support Quaker causes more widely and to help those in need in the wider community.

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Latest income
£82k
Latest spending
£56k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Area Meeting's finances remain sound, with a free reserve of £235,432 and a recurrent surplus of £43,208. However, the trustees report concern about the future viability of the Area Meeting due to low membership numbers and an ageing pool of active Friends, noting that big changes may be required to remain viable.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donation to Rookhow CIO
We also donated £8,080 to Rookhow Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) for remedial works on the bunk-barn at Rookhow that were a legacy of historical maintenance issues.
We donated £20,000 to Gatesbield Quaker Housing Association, for urgent works relating to fire safety and their wardencall system.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation to Gatesbield Quaker Housing Association
We also donated £8,080 to Rookhow Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) for remedial works on the bunk-barn at Rookhow that were a legacy of historical maintenance issues.
We donated £20,000 to Gatesbield Quaker Housing Association, for urgent works relating to fire safety and their wardencall system.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation to Britain Yearly Meeting
We also donated £8,080 to Rookhow Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) for remedial works on the bunk-barn at Rookhow that were a legacy of historical maintenance issues.
We donated £20,000 to Gatesbield Quaker Housing Association, for urgent works relating to fire safety and their wardencall system.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation to Northern Friends Peace Board
We also donated £8,080 to Rookhow Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) for remedial works on the bunk-barn at Rookhow that were a legacy of historical maintenance issues.
We donated £20,000 to Gatesbield Quaker Housing Association, for urgent works relating to fire safety and their wardencall system.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation to Discovering Quakers
We also donated £8,080 to Rookhow Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) for remedial works on the bunk-barn at Rookhow that were a legacy of historical maintenance issues.
We donated £20,000 to Gatesbield Quaker Housing Association, for urgent works relating to fire safety and their wardencall system.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£82k£56k
31/12/2023£133k£65k
31/12/2022£68k£115k
31/12/2021£69k£59k
31/12/2020£0£0

Common questions

Is SWARTHMOOR (SOUTH WEST CUMBRIA) AREA QUAKER MEETING financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Area Meeting's finances remain sound, with a free reserve of £235,432 and a recurrent surplus of £43,208. However, the trustees report concern about the future viability of the Area Meeting due to low membership numbers and an ageing pool of active Friends, noting that big changes may be required to remain viable. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.