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

Analysis

West Kent Area Quaker Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sevenoaks. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, West Kent Area Quaker Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain reported income of £79k and spending of £71k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £31k to £79k (+156%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, West Kent Area Quaker Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salesian Hearts Advocating the Relief of Poverty by Education (Known by the Acronym Share) (£79k), Firstfruit Ventures (£79k) and Christian Restoration Manchester (£79k).