Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

LONDON QUAKERS PROPERTY TRUST 

LQPT's prime objective is to advance the religious purposes of Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Great Britain. To achieve this, its main activity is to maintain, repair, preserve and insure the Quaker Meeting Houses, and other properties within the London area and to help pay for rented accommodation where appropriate.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £27,745,306 available, equivalent to 243 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£1,463£1,369£95£35£39,307£27,745243.2432
31/12/21£1,085£1,721£-636£0£38,902£27,357190.8232
31/12/20£3,705£1,900£1,805£0£38,438£26,905169.9260
31/12/19£1,700£1,481£218£0£36,687£27,298221.1240
31/12/18£1,517£1,360£158£5£34,083£25,194222.42100
31/12/17£1,500£1,542£-43£0£33,955£25,06619520
31/12/16£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/14£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/13£1£0£1£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/12*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/11*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 243.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 23 months
Quick Ratio: 14.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 13 years

02076631065

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 4 employees
  • 32 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - A Year of Experiences
£10,000 09/06/2023
The funding will be used to run dance and gymnastics classes for young people. The project aims to build skills and raise aspirations.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-83
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/05/2011, number: 1141797
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/06/2009, number: 06942084
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR12: 188 days late, AR11: 135 days late,
Main office

FRIENDS HOUSE
173-177 EUSTON ROAD
LONDON
NW1 2BJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS PURPOSES OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) GREAT BRITAIN AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) TO MAINTAIN REPAIR, PRESERVE AND INSURE QUAKER MEETING HOUSES AND OTHER PROPERTIES OWNED OR USED BY QUAKERS IN GREAT BRITAIN TOGETHER WITH THEIR CONTENTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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