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home >> charity search >> manchester and warrington area quaker meeting (religious society of friends)
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Fundraising costs high: -5
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

MANCHESTER AND WARRINGTON AREA QUAKER MEETING (RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS)

We hold Quaker Meetings for Worship in five locations across Manchester and Warrington. Our Meetings are open to all, including children.We work to build peace, protect the environment and promote equality. We raise money to support causes we believe in including work with destitute asylum seekers and work to relieve poverty.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £7,681,740 available, equivalent to 121 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£893£761£132£541£7,690£7,682121.115100
31/03/22£563£594£-31£415£7,612£7,598153.418100
31/03/21*£375£613£-238n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£880£824£55£664£7,809£7,801113.51950
31/03/19£997£846£151£667£7,774£7,7611102050
31/03/18£8,424£832£7,593£655£7,595£7,585109.4200
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 403.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 71.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 121.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 8 years

www.manchesterquakers.org.uk

admin@manchesterquakers.org.uk

01618345797

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City, Salford City, Trafford, Warrington,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW WOOD Appointed: 2023
  • CHRISTINE LOUISE CAMACHO Appointed: 2022
  • JEFFREY JOHN DEAN Appointed: 2022
  • KATE CONWAY Appointed: 2024
  • KATHERINE REDMOND Appointed: 2019
  • MARGARET CALVERT Appointed: 2019
  • REBECCA JANE SOLWAY (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • RICHARD HUGH TAYLOR Appointed: 2024
  • RUTH TURNOCK Appointed: 2022
  • SHARON POWELL Appointed: 2024
  • VALERIE ROSINA CLARK Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/03/2017, number: 1172087
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR21: 10 days late,
Main office

FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE
6 MOUNT STREET
MANCHESTER
M2 5NS

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE MANCHESTER AND WARRINGTON 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 MANCHESTER AND WARRINGTON AREA MEETING AND BEYOND.

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Charity Commission for England and Wales

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