GLENTHORNE QUAKER CENTRE

Registered charity 232575 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARITY CONSISTING OF THE TRUST PROPERTY KNOWN AS GLENTHORNE, GLENTHORNE COUNTRY GUEST HOUSE, GLENTHORNE QUAKER CONFERENCE CENTRE, QUAKER CONFERENCE CENTRE

to provide a place where Quaker spiritual,charitable and educational concerns can be advanced.

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Latest income

£651k

Latest spending

£596k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an operational surplus of £55,130 for the year ended 30 November 2025, with total incoming resources of £651,373. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, a target the trustees consider has been maintained throughout the year. The charity holds significant unrestricted reserves of £595,697 alongside restricted funds of £2,750,786.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month's expenditure (held: £596k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

Total income

£651k

Total spending

£596k

Reserves (reported)

£596k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~12.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN ROBINSON
Anthony Edwin Hughes
Eleanor McCarthy
Grace Marshall Ogilvie
Kiran Daxini
Patrick John Gray
Ruth Anna Woodhead · trustee of 1 other charity
William Newell Taylor · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/11/2025	£651k	£596k
30/11/2024	£656k	£573k
30/11/2023	£588k	£608k
30/11/2022	£525k	£520k
30/11/2021	£472k	£374k

Common questions

Is GLENTHORNE QUAKER CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an operational surplus of £55,130 for the year ended 30 November 2025, with total incoming resources of £651,373. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, a target the trustees consider has been maintained throughout the year. The charity holds significant unrestricted reserves of £595,697 alongside restricted funds of £2,750,786. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
HARDSHAW AND MANN AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN	1	£12k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£8k
THE SCURRAH WAINWRIGHT CHARITY	1	£5k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY	1	£4k
LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETING	1	£200
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND	1	£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MID THAMES AREA QUAKER MEETING AND RELATED CHARITIES.

MID THAMES AREA QUAKER MEETING AND RELATED CHARITIES income £249k
LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETING income £204k
HERTFORD AND HITCHIN AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) income £187k
LEEDS AREA QUAKER MEETING income £227k
TEESDALE AND CLEVELAND AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN income £148k
WEST WILTSHIRE AND EAST SOMERSET AREA MEETING income £168k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GLENTHORNE QUAKER CENTRE	£651k	—	above	—	no doubt
MID THAMES AREA QUAKER MEETING AND RELATED CHARITIES FY2025	£249k	—	above	—	no doubt
LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETING FY2024	£204k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HERTFORD AND HITCHIN AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) FY2024	£187k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LEEDS AREA QUAKER MEETING FY2024	£227k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TEESDALE AND CLEVELAND AREA MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN FY2023	£148k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.