Sussex West Area Quaker Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain

Analysis

Sussex West Area Quaker Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in June 2012, 14 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 buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sussex West Area Quaker Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain reported income of £897k and spending of £294k, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £250k to £897k (+259%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 215%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Sussex West Area Quaker Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shree Swaminarayan Agyna Upasna Satsang Mandal UK (£895k), Make Known (£899k) and Adventure Plus (£894k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77%, trading 20% and investments 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £598k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 56 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.