Glenthorne Quaker Centre

Analysis

Glenthorne Quaker Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Grasmere. It was registered in July 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Glenthorne Quaker Centre reported income of £651k and spending of £596k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £472k to £651k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Glenthorne Quaker Centre sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reading Gospel Hall Trust (£651k), Reigate Baptist Church Trust (£651k) and Birmingham Hebrew Congregation and Charitable Institutions (£649k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, trading 3.9% and donations and legacies 3.4%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £596k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.