# QUAKERS IN YORKSHIRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1139514
- **Other names:** YORKSHIRE GENERAL MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, YORKSHIRE QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Dec. 23, 2010
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1139514


## Contact

- **Address:** 10 Daleside Road, Riddlesden, KEIGHLEY, West Yorkshire
- **Postcode:** BD20 5ES
- **Phone:** 01535605412
- **Email:** enquiries@quakersinyorkshire.org.uk
- **Website:** www.quakersinyorkshire.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF QUAKERS IN YORKSHIRE IS THE FURTHERANCE OF THE GENERAL RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY IN THE AREAS OF THE PARTICIPANT MEETINGS AND BEYOND.

**Activities:** Finds ways of explaining Quakerism to the wider public through outreach events and arts activities. Holds 4 general open meetings to discuss topics of current interest and exercise responsibilities. Provides learning holidays for children & young people. Offers grants for meeting house repairs and extensions and helping individual Quakers in need.Administers linked Rawdon Friends School Trust.

**Area of benefit:** YORKSHIRE




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bradford City
- Calderdale
- City Of Wakefield
- City Of York
- East Riding Of Yorkshire
- Kingston Upon Hull City
- Kirklees
- Leeds City
- North Yorkshire
- Sheffield City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £70462 | £118340 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £73860 | £73763 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £52780 | £65732 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £24693 | £51610 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £30783 | £36019 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Arthur David Olver** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 1, 2021
- Christine Abbott — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Dawn Beck — appointed Jan. 20, 2024
- Friend Roy Love — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Judith Ann Shorney — appointed July 19, 2025
- Patricia Gerwat — appointed July 18, 2020
- Ruth McTighe — appointed Jan. 15, 2022