EAST KENT AREA QUAKER MEETING
Objects
THE OBJECT OF EAST KENT 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 EAST KENT AREA MEETING AND BEYOND.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £72,877 for the year ended 31 December 2025, primarily due to costs associated with the Safe Haven refugee house refurbishment. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash funds at year-end were £185,017, which is below the target reserve levels required by the charity's reserves policy. The trustees anticipate that reserves will drop further in the coming years due to planned building improvements and expect to restore them by the end of 2028.
What the accounts disclose
“We are aware that each of the LM's have plans for significant building improvement during the next few years that will be paid for out of central funds as well as the unknown costs arising from the Quinquennial surveys to be carried out in 2026. To meet these costs we will need to raise the LM contributions for the next few years but even so are expecting our level of reserves to drop below the level required by our policy.” — page 11
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 40
Trustees
- ALAN HUGH MIALL
- Charles Philip Laurie
- George Richard Conyne
- Jane Elizabeth Short
- Jeffrey Philip Loffman
- Stephen David Jewell
- Tim Landsman
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £92k | £144k |
Common questions
Is EAST KENT AREA QUAKER MEETING financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £72,877 for the year ended 31 December 2025, primarily due to costs associated with the Safe Haven refugee house refurbishment. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash funds at year-end were £185,017, which is below the target reserve levels required by the charity's reserves policy. The trustees anticipate that reserves will drop further in the coming years due to planned building improvements and expect to restore them by the end of 2028. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.