MANCHESTER AND WARRINGTON AREA QUAKER MEETING (RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS) — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 16 March 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,111,249
Latest expenditure: £990,506
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, 6 MOUNT STREET, MANCHESTER, M2 5NS

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

We hold Quaker Meetings for Worship in five locations across Manchester and Warrington. Our Meetings are open to all, including children.We work to build peace, protect the environment and promote equality. We raise money to support causes we believe in including work with destitute asylum seekers and work to relieve poverty.

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Charity Annual Return History

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: 27 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,111,249
Total Gross Expenditure: £990,506

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: 24 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £935,933
Total Gross Expenditure: £830,397

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: 23 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £893,400
Total Gross Expenditure: £761,461

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: 5 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £563,393
Total Gross Expenditure: £594,309

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 10 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 10 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £375,107
Total Gross Expenditure: £612,861

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 27 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,111,249
Total Gross Expenditure: £990,506
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £1,740
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 90

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £935,933
Total Gross Expenditure: £830,397
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £1,655
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 23 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £893,400
Total Gross Expenditure: £761,461
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £563,393
Total Gross Expenditure: £594,309
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 10 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £375,107
Total Gross Expenditure: £612,861
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 27 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 211312
Income Other Trading Activities: 801422
Income Charitable Activities: 30373
Income Investments: 67388
Income Other: 754
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1111249
Income Legacies: 113880
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £678,529
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £311,977
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 990506
Expenditure Investment Management: 3605
Expenditure Grants Institution: 28624
Expenditure Governance: 9635
Expenditure Support Costs: 912768
Expenditure Depreciation: 40425
Gain Loss Investment: 41520
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -32726
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £860,157
Assets Total Fixed: 7096460
Assets Own Use: 5828149
Assets Long Term Investment: 1268311
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,018,332
Assets Total Liabilities: £131,332
Assets Current Investment: 155257
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,983,460
Creditors One Year Total Current: 131332
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £656,412
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 7956617
Funds Restricted: 26843
Funds Total: 7983460
Count Employees: 17
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 24 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 92759
Income Other Trading Activities: 711593
Income Charitable Activities: 20960
Income Investments: 103493
Income Other: 7128
Income Total Income And Endowments: 935933
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £612,090
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £218,307
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 830397
Expenditure Investment Management: 5589
Expenditure Grants Institution: 49867
Expenditure Governance: 9215
Expenditure Support Costs: 747564
Expenditure Depreciation: 40335
Gain Loss Investment: 25657
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £807,588
Assets Total Fixed: 7052788
Assets Own Use: 5860875
Assets Long Term Investment: 1191913
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £883,609
Assets Total Liabilities: £115,200
Assets Current Investment: 180211
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,821,197
Creditors One Year Total Current: 115200
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £554,331
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 7808234
Funds Restricted: 12963
Funds Total: 7821197
Count Employees: 17
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 23 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 113774
Income Other Trading Activities: 666242
Income Charitable Activities: 21760
Income Investments: 91624
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 893400
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £546,908
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £214,553
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 761461
Expenditure Investment Management: 5528
Expenditure Grants Institution: 42704
Expenditure Governance: 9444
Expenditure Support Costs: 677852
Expenditure Depreciation: 44874
Gain Loss Investment: -53686
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £807,588
Assets Total Fixed: 7088955
Assets Own Use: 5901210
Assets Long Term Investment: 1187745
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £708,940
Assets Total Liabilities: £107,891
Assets Current Investment: 149330
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,690,004
Creditors One Year Total Current: 107891
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £426,772
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 7681740
Funds Restricted: 8264
Funds Total: 7690004
Count Employees: 15
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 5 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 178680
Income Other Trading Activities: 310248
Income Charitable Activities: 19677
Income Investments: 54788
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 563393
Income Legacies: 1000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £420,831
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £173,478
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 594309
Expenditure Investment Management: 6075
Expenditure Grants Institution: 40351
Expenditure Governance: 8871
Expenditure Support Costs: 594309
Expenditure Depreciation: 47228
Gain Loss Investment: 31856
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -93000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £807,588
Assets Total Fixed: 7176582
Assets Own Use: 5946084
Assets Long Term Investment: 1230498
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £530,958
Assets Total Liabilities: £95,789
Assets Current Investment: 153448
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,611,751
Creditors One Year Total Current: 95789
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £276,059
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 7598143
Funds Restricted: 13608
Funds Total: 7611751
Count Employees: 18
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Trafford
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Manchester City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Salford City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Warrington
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MANCHESTER AND WARRINGTON AREA QUAKER MEETING (RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS)
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-03-16T00:00:00

Charity Name: MANCHESTER AND WARRINGTON AREA QUAKER MEETING (RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS)
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2019-03-12T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 4046129
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1134527
Assoc Charity Name: MANCHESTER AND WARRINGTON AREA QUAKER MEETING (RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS)

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 16 MAR 2017 20 FEB 2020AMENDED ON 20 FEB 2020 as amended on 06 Sep 2023
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE MANCHESTER AND WARRINGTON 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 MANCHESTER AND WARRINGTON AREA MEETING AND BEYOND.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures