Bristol Area Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

Analysis

Bristol Area Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bristol Area Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) reported income of £1.1m and spending of £626k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £221k to £1.1m (+400%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 180%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bristol Area Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salisbury Methodist Circuit (£1.1m), The Friends of Alexander Institutions Trust (£1.1m) and New Community Church S.e. London (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77%, trading 20% and charitable activities 2.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £27k. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 21%. Grants to other organisations totalled £45k. Reserves of £116k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.