Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 3
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

FRIENDS WORLD COMMITTEE FOR CONSULTATION 

Provides services to the Religious Society of Friends [Quakers] worldwide. These services include: making information available to Friends and to the public about Quakers, their beliefs, values and service activities; convening meetings and conferences and exchanges of visitors among Friends; providing the voice of Friends at the United Nations through our General Consultative Status.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently

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£225£228£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£187£221£-34n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£269£233£36n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£261£231£29n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/18£347£257£89£0£0£0n/a05
31/12/17£325£225£100£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£237£478£-240£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£480£249£231£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£217£191£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£181£191£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£516£696£-180£27£331£1121.940
31/12/11£260£258£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£188£236£-48£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09*£230£227£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£264£198£66£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£359£355£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£245£175£70£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£191£177£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£301£417£-116£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years

www.fwcc.world

world@friendsworldoffice.org

02076631199

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Listed activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Other congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern ....more
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/01/1963, number: 211647
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR09: 2 days late, AR06: 21 days late,
Main office

173 EUSTON ROAD
LONDON
NW1 2AX

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY MEANS OF FOSTERING THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) WORLDWIDE THROUGH CONSULTATION AND CO-OPERATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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