Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Accounts overdue -5
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: -3

QUAKER SERVICE

The objects of the Company are to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Ulster (hereinafter called the �area of benefit�) without distinction of gender, sexual orientation, disability/ability, race, political, religious or other opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to improve the conditions of life for the said inhabitants and in particular to; a) take over and absorb the Ulster Quaker Service Committee which has existed in Northern Ireland since 1969, and to carry on and continue the work of the said Committee; b) relieve poverty, advance education and provide a direct service to prisoners and the families of prisoners in the area of benefit by providing or assisting others in the provision of facilities, practical support, training and education for prisoners and their families and organising educational, recreational and other leisure-time activities for the children of prisoners; c) relieve poverty, advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for the education, recreation and leisure-time occupation of families and individuals who by reason of social or economic circumstances have need of such facilities, so that their conditions of life may be improved; d) work towards the elimination of discrimination and promote equality of opportunity, and good relations between persons of different racial and religious groups; e) such other purposes as shall be exclusively charitable as the Company may from time to time decide.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 9 years

www.quakerservice.com

info@quakerservice.com

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Year end	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Income	£440,247	£551,755	£554,342	£793,103	£601,076	£431,659
Spending	£480,844	£527,082	£611,301	£580,942	£577,939	£526,055
Surplus/deficit	-£40,597	£24,673	-£56,959	£212,161	£23,137	-£94,396

Listed activities

The prevention or relief of poverty, The advancement of education, The advancement of health or the saving of lives, The advancement of citizenship or community development, The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

How it operates

Advice/advocacy/information, Counselling/support, Criminal justice, Cross-border/cross-community, Education/training, Gender, General charitable purposes, Human rights/equality, Medical/health/sickness, Playgroup/after schools, Relief of poverty, Volunteer development, Welfare/benevolent, Youth development

Where it operates

Northern Ireland

Who it helps

Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse), Children (5-13 year olds), Community safety/crime prevention, Ex-offenders and prisoners, Interface communities, Learning disabilities, Men, Mental health, Older people, Parents, Preschool (0-5 year olds), Unemployed/low income, Volunteers, Women, Youth (14-25 year olds)

Who works here?

9 employees

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
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Quaker Service
£150,000	19/03/2022	Core costs
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	14/08/2020	Quaker Cottage Family Programme
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Quaker Service
£70,000	12/07/2019 19	#MyStoryYourStory support costs
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Quaker Service
£12,500	17/03/2018 15	Good Friday Agreement project
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Quaker Service
£105,000	14/06/2017 36	This project will provide a safe environment for disadvantaged young people , supporting them to cope with challenging life experiences, to address personal issues in their lives and to improve their ....more This project will provide a safe environment for disadvantaged young people , supporting them to cope with challenging life experiences, to address personal issues in their lives and to improve their self esteem and confidence.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Quaker Service
£50,000	09/07/2015 18	over 18 months towards the operations manager's salary at a family welfare charity delivering cross-community services in Belfast
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Quaker Service
£105,000	01/07/2014	This project will provide a safe environment for disadvantaged young people from an inner-city area supporting them to cope with challenging life experiences to address personal issues in their lives ....more This project will provide a safe environment for disadvantaged young people from an inner-city area supporting them to cope with challenging life experiences to address personal issues in their lives and to improve their self esteem and confidence.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 18/05/2015, number: NIC102457

Main office

Quaker Service, 541 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7GQ

Data Sources