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OLD BURIAL GROUND ESTATE

Registered charity 237243 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KINGSTON FRIENDS TRUSTS

Grants for the upkeep of Kingston Quaker Meeting House plus other Meeting Houses in Kingston & Wandsworth Area Meeting and South London Area Meeting.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO ADVANCE RELIGION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS; IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE, EQUIP, MAINTAIN, REPAIR, IMPROVE, EXTEND AND REBUILD THE PLACES OF WORSHIP, AND SUPPORT THE RUNNING COSTS OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES PREPARATIVE MEETING AND OTHER PREPARATIVE AND RECOGNISED MEETINGS OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: THE AREA OF THE KINGSTON AND WANDSWORTH MONTHLY MEETING AND THE PURLEY AND SUTTON MONTHLY MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.

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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Latest income
£91k
Latest spending
£31k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves (working funds) increased to £248,089, which is above the stated reserves policy target of broadly £10,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £226,962, driven by investment gains, and holds total net assets of £3,675,685.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (held: £248k)
“A balance in the working fund is maintained broadly at the level of £10,000 so as to be able to respond to urgent calls on the funds.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Kingston Friends Trusts (Old Burial Ground Estate) is treated by the Charity Commission as a parent of Kingston Friends Trusts (Poors Estate). They share a bank account but prepare separate reports and financial statements.
“Kingston Friends Trusts (Old Burial Ground Estate) is treated by the Charity Commission as a parent of Kingston Friends Trusts (Poors Estate). They share a bank account but prepare separate reports and financial statements.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Croydon · Kingston Upon Thames · Lambeth · Surrey · Sutton · Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£91k£31k
31/12/2024£77k£26k
31/12/2023£69k£105k
31/12/2022£61k£35k
31/12/2021£46k£28k

Common questions

Is OLD BURIAL GROUND ESTATE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves (working funds) increased to £248,089, which is above the stated reserves policy target of broadly £10,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £226,962, driven by investment gains, and holds total net assets of £3,675,685. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.