Quaker Community Bamford
Analysis
Quaker Community Bamford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, environment/conservation/heritage and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Quaker Community Bamford reported income of £54k and spending of £59k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £55k to £54k (-2.8%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Quaker Community Bamford sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Responsibility in Public Affairs (£54k), Church on the Moor (£54k) and Earlswood (2nd Reigate) St John's Scout Group (£54k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We are a residential Quaker Community with the purpose of furthering for the public benefit the faith and practice of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) including searching for ways to live out the Quaker testimonies of peace and non violence, equality, truth, simplicity and sustainability and including a commitment to work towards becoming a low-carbon, sustainable community.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Responsibility in Public Affairs | London | £54k |
| Church on the Moor | Cleator Moor | £54k |
| Earlswood (2nd Reigate) St John's Scout Group | Redhill | £54k |
| Hastings Unitarian Church Charitable Incorporated Organisation | Hastings | £54k |