# QUAKERS IN YORKSHIRE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; 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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1139514


## Contact

- **Address:** 10 Daleside Road, Riddlesden, KEIGHLEY, West Yorkshire
- **Postcode:** BD20 5ES
- **Phone:** 01535 605412
- **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 &amp; young people. Offers grants for meeting house repairs and extensions and helping individual Quakers in need.Administers linked Rawdon Friends School Trust.




## 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



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** YORKSHIRE
- Bradford City
- Calderdale
- City Of Wakefield
- City Of York
- East Riding Of Yorkshire
- Kingston Upon Hull City
- Kirklees
- Leeds City
- North Yorkshire
- Sheffield City





## Trustees

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



## Linked charities

- RAWDON FRIENDS&#x27; SCHOOL TRUST (1139514-1)



