CCEW Charity Commission profile

QUAKER SOCIAL ACTION

Registered charity 1069157 · organisation 3950091

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
16 April 1998
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03524063
Financial period
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income
£2,150,161
Latest expenditure
£1,433,020
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, NW1 2BJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.quakersocialaction.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our vision is of a just world, where people put people first. We aim to enable people on low incomes in East London to seek solutions to the issues affecting their lives. To do this, we will listen to and respond to the needs of the community by running practical, sustainable and collaborative projects. We will share our work with others when it is clear that it has the potential to bring benefits

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received
5 November 2026
Date Accounts Received
5 November 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,150,161
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,433,020
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
11 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
11 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,350,500
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,881,751
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
12 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
12 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,512,170
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,167,473
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
14 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
14 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,685,812
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,924,888
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
6 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
6 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,598,411
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,527,628

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
5 November 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,150,161
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,433,020
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
33
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
11 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,350,500
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,881,751
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£25,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
47
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
12 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,512,170
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,167,473
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
74989
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
52
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
14 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,685,812
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,924,888
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
37
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
6 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,598,411
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,527,628
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
54270
Income From Government Grants
£54,270
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
39

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
5 November 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
643792
Income Other Trading Activities
17695
Income Charitable Activities
320606
Income Investments
7718
Income Other
73251
Income Total Income And Endowments
1063062
Income Legacies
176785
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£139,480
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,293,540
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1433020
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
2614
Expenditure Support Costs
617967
Expenditure Depreciation
3277
Gain Loss Investment
483
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£776,487
Assets Total Fixed
8990
Assets Own Use
6375
Assets Long Term Investment
2615
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,300,039
Assets Total Liabilities
£72,256
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,236,773
Creditors One Year Total Current
72256
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,133,213
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1155610
Funds Restricted
81163
Funds Total
1236773
Count Employees
25
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
11 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
452456
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
774740
Income Investments
12587
Income Other
110717
Income Total Income And Endowments
1350500
Income Legacies
3943
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£127,404
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,754,347
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1881751
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3888
Expenditure Support Costs
652807
Expenditure Depreciation
3178
Gain Loss Investment
-32023
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£234,389
Assets Total Fixed
123075
Assets Own Use
119977
Assets Long Term Investment
3098
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£530,703
Assets Total Liabilities
£133,662
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£520,116
Creditors One Year Total Current
133662
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£428,811
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
365462
Funds Restricted
154654
Funds Total
520116
Count Employees
40
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
12 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
105668
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1303895
Income Investments
21258
Income Other
81349
Income Total Income And Endowments
1512170
Income Legacies
18000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£102,340
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,065,133
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2167473
Expenditure Investment Management
67831
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
12658
Expenditure Support Costs
754002
Expenditure Depreciation
4210
Gain Loss Investment
2831
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£503,484
Assets Total Fixed
456330
Assets Own Use
451007
Assets Long Term Investment
5323
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£856,309
Assets Total Liabilities
£229,249
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,083,390
Creditors One Year Total Current
139249
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
90000
Assets Cash
£555,823
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
821423
Funds Restricted
261967
Funds Total
1083390
Count Employees
32
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
14 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
638732
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
941609
Income Investments
9104
Income Other
96367
Income Total Income And Endowments
1685812
Income Legacies
56870
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£108,211
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,816,677
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1924888
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
13811
Expenditure Support Costs
686835
Expenditure Depreciation
11996
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
67505
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£107,838
Assets Total Fixed
563615
Assets Own Use
558292
Assets Long Term Investment
5323
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,285,401
Assets Total Liabilities
£113,154
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,735,862
Creditors One Year Total Current
113154
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£999,522
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
930007
Funds Restricted
805855
Funds Total
1735862
Count Employees
32
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
6 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
924997
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
595171
Income Investments
609
Income Other
77634
Income Total Income And Endowments
1598411
Income Legacies
484460
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£104,778
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,422,850
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1527628
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
22653
Expenditure Support Costs
516578
Expenditure Depreciation
5009
Gain Loss Investment
-2914
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£149,823
Assets Total Fixed
508106
Assets Own Use
140393
Assets Long Term Investment
367713
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,544,281
Assets Total Liabilities
£144,954
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,907,433
Creditors One Year Total Current
144954
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,230,770
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
885149
Funds Restricted
1022284
Funds Total
1907433
Count Employees
42
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
QUAKER SOCIAL ACTION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1998-04-16T00:00:00
Charity Name
QUAKER SOCIAL ACTION
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2023-02-09T00:00:00
Reason
Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number
1041921
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1041921
Assoc Charity Name
QUAKER HOMELESS ACTION

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/03/1998AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20/03/2013NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 26/11/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 JUN 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 SEP 2020 as amended on 18 Jun 2024
Charitable Objects
THROUGH INNOVATIVE SCHEMES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL WELFARE OR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS, TO WITNESS QUAKER TESTIMONIES, TO THE EQUALITY OF ALL HUMANKIND, TO TRUTH, PERSONAL INTEGRITY AND PEACE, AND TO PROMOTE CO-OPERATION AND HARMONY BETWEEN ALL PEOPLE.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
346059
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
QUAKER SOCIAL ACTION (BIA)

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests