Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

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

Thaxted Area Meeting is the Quaker body for NW Essex. Quakers are aPeace Church offering public opportunities for quiet worship. We work forpeace, equality, justice & sustainability inspired by our testimonies.Local Quakers work together, and often with other groups toward these ends.We also support projects further afield, often through our national offices oninternational projects.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

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 was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/22£87,758£99,782£-12,02410
31/12/21£97,952£110,365£-12,41330
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.saffronquakers.org.uk

thaxtedamtrustees@saffronquakers.org.uk

01799521832

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Other congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/06/2021, number: 1194893
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE
HIGH STREET
SAFFRON WALDEN
CB10 1AA

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THAXTED 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 THAXTED AREA MEETING AND BEYOND.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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