Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

WEST KENT AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN

Strengthening the life and witness of Quaker meetings . Spreading the message of Quakers. Undertaking Quakers service for the relief of suffering at home and abroad. Funding the concerns that Quakers meetings have adopted or agreed to support. Providing pastoral care to those in need of education. Maintaining Quaker meeting houses for places of worship.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 8 years

ewhelanquakertrustee@gmail.com

07590211199

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/23		£57	£79	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22		£49	£57	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/21		£31	£52	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/20		£59	£79	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/19		£48	£74	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/18	*	£68	£126	£-58	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£49	£99	£-50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

DUNCAN DWINELL Appointed: 2017

ESTELLA LOVETT Appointed: 2016

ELEANOR BROOKS Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE WHITE CLIFFS COUNTRY U3A,

ELIZABETH WHELAN Appointed: 2017

JANET ALDYTH ROWE Appointed: 2022

JOHN LEONARD ROBERTS Appointed: 2022

MERRILL WOOLF Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2016, number: 1166299

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints 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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 7 days late,

Main office

30 Holly Bush Lane
SEVENOAKS
TN13 3TJ

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF WEST 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 WEST KENT AREA MEETING AND BEYOND.TO THAT END, THE CIO'S INCOME AND PROPERTY ARE USED SOLELY TO FURTHER THE AREA MEETING?S OBJECT BY WORK SUCH AS:I) STRENGTHENING THE LIFE AND WITNESS OF QUAKER MEETINGS BOTH IN THE AREA OF WEST KENT AREA MEETING AND BEYOND;II) SPREADING THE MESSAGE OF QUAKERS AND INTERPRETING AND DEVELOPING THE THOUGHT AND PRACTICE OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY;III) UNDERTAKING QUAKER SERVICE FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AT HOME AND ABROAD;IV) FUNDING THE CONCERNS THAT QUAKER MEETINGS IN THE AREA OF WEST KENT AREA MEETING OR BEYOND HAVE ADOPTED OR AGREED TO SUPPORT;V) PROVIDING FOR THE PASTORAL CARE OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AND ATTENDERS INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED AND FOR EDUCATION;VI) MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPING QUAKER MEETING HOUSES AS PLACES FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP AND FROM WHICH TO CARRY OUR WITNESS INTO THE WORLD;VII) ADMINISTERING AND MAINTAINING THE ORGANISATION OF WEST KENT AREA MEETING AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUPPORT OF BRITAIN YEARLY MEETING.

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