Finance Score: -9

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -5

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 0

THE CENTRAL ENGLAND AREA QUAKER MEETING CHARITIES

Central England Area Quaker Meeting is one of the constituent Area Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends in Britain, established for the advancement of religion. Its principal activities are the holding of meetings for worship in its constituent local meetings and the support of its various branches, including Peacemakers (West Midlands Quaker Peace Education Project) and Peace Hub.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £8,232,309 available, equivalent to 64 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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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
31/12/23	£1,599	£1,545	£54	£611	£9,252	£8,232	63.9	24	20
31/12/22	£1,286	£1,428	£-142	£497	£8,812	£7,840	65.9	22	20
31/12/21	£920	£1,125	£-206	£353	£9,264	£8,172	87.1	24	25
31/12/20	£1,024	£1,492	£-468	£412	£9,016	£7,994	64.3	29	25
31/12/19	£1,564	£1,571	£-8	£588	£9,394	£8,321	63.5	29	30
31/12/18	£1,659	£1,662	£-3	£577	£8,992	£8,080	58.4	33	0
31/12/17	£1,542	£1,499	£43	£580	£9,027	£8,007	64.1	39	0
31/12/16	£1,590	£1,684	£-94	£519	£8,830	£7,899	56.3	45	0
31/12/15	£1,485	£1,613	£-128	£527	£8,748	£7,675	57.1	45	0
31/12/14	£1,429	£1,570	£-141	£457	£9,076	£7,958	60.8	31	0
31/12/13	£1,368	£1,398	£-30	£438	£8,374	£6,409	55	30	0
31/12/12	£1,420	£1,438	£-18	£460	£8,105	£6,225	51.9	31	0
31/12/11	£1,512	£1,311	£201	£470	£7,999	£6,229	57	24	0
31/12/10	£1,190	£1,315	£-125	£490	£7,847	£6,227	56.8	22	0
31/12/09	£1,249	£1,215	£34	£512	£7,863	£6,237	61.6	22	0
31/12/08	£1,366	£1,399	£-33	£534	£6,291	£4,730	40.6	21	0
31/12/07	£1,298	£1,109	£189	£569	£6,632	£4,818	52.1	21	0
31/12/06	£1,433	£984	£449	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	£869	£877	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04	£686	£788	£-102	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 109.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 39.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 63.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 7.5

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 58 years

www.centralenglandquakers.org.uk

sarah.barker@ceaqm.org.uk

01212362644

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Other congregations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Positive Peace Groups
£1,200	13/04/2021	Towards the cost of delivering a Positive Peace Group for six young people at risk of exclusion.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Peacemakers (West Midlands Quaker Peace Education Project)
£15,335	29/06/2020 7	The grant covers the cost of consultation and creation of the new material, technical costs of online content and safe outdoor face-to-face delivery.
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£6,945	29/04/2019	Improved Mental Health and well-being. An exploration of peace and the attitudes and skills that lie within it can contribute greatly to mental well-being. In inner peace we explore identity and self-esteem around identity. We can use a restorative ....more Improved Mental Health and well-being. An exploration of peace and the attitudes and skills that lie within it can contribute greatly to mental well-being. In inner peace we explore identity and self-esteem around identity. We can use a restorative dialogue to look at areas of pain and difficulty in past life choices and at what is needed to move beyond these. We also look at self-regulation, understanding how thoughts and feelings affect behaviour, at methods to calm oneself down and manage anger. Inter-personal peace helps with managing conflict which can be a major source of stress for many people. It also looks at building healthy relationships and social skills which contribute greatly to good mental health. Lastly, community peace looks at empowering people to make changes and building community - whether family, work, neighbourhood or other. Based on this our outcomes are: * A positive sense of identity and increased self esteem * An understanding of what peace means to them and what they need to bring more peace into their lives * Decrease in stress through developing skills to handle difficult conversations and conflicts * Increased confidence in how to make change happen in their lives
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Anawim Peacemakers
£6,945	06/12/2018 3	To pilot a 12 week Peacemaker course with a group of women
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 18-19
£28,483	03/09/2018	The fund was set up in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund was open to voluntary and community sector groups and the ....more The fund was set up in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund was open to voluntary and community sector groups and the Home Office made up to £800,000 available in 2017 to 2018.A second round of the fund was announced in the Serious Violence Strategy, launched by the Home Secretary on 9 April 2018.In 2018/19 were are increasing this fund to £1.56 million pound for 68 projects.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	13/06/2018	Unearthing Unheard Voices

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANNE ULLATHORNE Appointed: 2023

CAROLE ANN PANNELL Appointed: 2021

CHRISTINE EDITH BAGNALL Appointed: 2020

GILLIAN MARGARET SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2018

HUW DAVIES Appointed: 2024

JAMES EDWARD GREEN Appointed: 2019

PETER JOHN ULLATHORNE Appointed: 2018

ROBERT FRANK MORRIS Appointed: 2016

SANDRA BERRY Appointed: 2024

STEVEN GEOFFREY PULLAN Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/10/1966, number: 224571

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

40 BULL STREET
BIRMINGHAM
B4 6AF

Objectives

SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

AREA COVERED BY THE CENTRAL ENGLAND AREA QUAKER MEETING

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