Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

Analysis

Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) reported income of £14.7m and spending of £16.3m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10.0m to £14.7m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The United Kingdom Islamic Mission (£14.6m), Christians Against Poverty (£15.0m) and The Auckland Project (£14.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 54%, trading 33% and investments 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3.4m. Charitable activities took 59% of spending and raising funds 30%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.5m. Reserves of £6.7m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 164 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.