West Wiltshire and East Somerset Area Meeting
Analysis
West Wiltshire and East Somerset Area Meeting is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford-On-Avon. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, West Wiltshire and East Somerset Area Meeting reported income of £214k and spending of £128k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £169k to £214k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, West Wiltshire and East Somerset Area Meeting sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include All Saints Presbyterian Church (£214k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Anne with St Faith, Wandsworth (£214k) and Brighton and Hove Methodist Circuit. (£214k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Part of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers): - supporting Quaker Meetings - spreading the Quaker message - undertaking service - funding concerns - providing pastoral care of Quakers in need - maintaining/developing Meeting Houses as places for worship and witness - administering the Area Meeting -supporting Britain Yearly Meeting
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints Presbyterian Church | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £214k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Anne with St Faith, Wandsworth | London | £214k |
| Brighton and Hove Methodist Circuit. | East Sussex | £214k |
| Genesis Project Middlesbrough | Cleveland | £214k |