Overall GiG Score: 1 ?
Finance Score: -9
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

THE CENTRAL ENGLAND AREA QUAKER MEETING CHARITIES 

Central England Area Quaker Meeting is one of the constituent Area Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends in Britain, established for the advancement of religion. Its principal activities are the holding of meetings for worship in its constituent local meetings and the support of its various branches, including West Midlands Peace Education Project (Peacemakers) and Peace Hub
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £7,839,944 available, equivalent to 66 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 57 years

www.centralenglandquakers.org.uk

sarah.barker@ceaqm.org.uk

01212362644

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£1,286£1,428£-142£497£8,812£7,84065.92220
31/12/21£920£1,125£-206£353£9,264£8,17287.12425
31/12/20£1,024£1,492£-468£412£9,016£7,99464.32925
31/12/19£1,564£1,571£-8£588£9,394£8,32163.52930
31/12/18£1,659£1,662£-3£577£8,992£8,08058.43340
31/12/17£1,542£1,499£43£580£9,027£8,00764.1390
31/12/16£1,590£1,684£-94£519£8,830£7,89956.3450
31/12/15£1,485£1,613£-128£527£8,748£7,67557.1450
31/12/14£1,429£1,570£-141£457£9,076£7,95860.8310
31/12/13£1,368£1,398£-30£438£8,374£6,40955300
31/12/12£1,420£1,438£-18£460£8,105£6,22551.9310
31/12/11£1,512£1,311£201£470£7,999£6,22957240
31/12/10£1,190£1,315£-125£490£7,847£6,22756.8220
31/12/09£1,249£1,215£34£512£7,863£6,23761.6220
31/12/08£1,366£1,399£-33£534£6,291£4,73040.6210
31/12/07£1,298£1,109£189£569£6,632£4,81852.1210
31/12/06£1,433£984£449£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£869£877£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£686£788£-102£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 106.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 34.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 65.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 8.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
Who works here?
  • 22 employees
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Positive Peace Groups
£1,200 13/04/2021
Towards the cost of delivering a Positive Peace Group for six young people at risk of exclusion.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Peacemakers (West Midlands Quaker Peace Education Project)
£15,335 29/06/2020
7
The grant covers the cost of consultation and creation of the new material, technical costs of online content and safe outdoor face-to-face delivery.
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£6,945 29/04/2019
Improved Mental Health and well-being. An exploration of peace and the attitudes and skills that lie within it can contribute greatly to mental well-being. In inner peace we explore identity and ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Anawim Peacemakers
£6,945 06/12/2018
3
To pilot a 12 week Peacemaker course with a group of women
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 18-19
£28,483 03/09/2018
The fund was set up in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund was open to ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 13/06/2018
Unearthing Unheard Voices
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme
£200 25/05/2016
Towards a summer play scheme.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/10/1966, number: 224571
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

40 BULL STREET
BIRMINGHAM
B4 6AF

Objectives

SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

AREA COVERED BY THE CENTRAL ENGLAND AREA QUAKER MEETING

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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