# WEST KENT AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1166299
- **Other names:** WEST KENT QUAKERS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 31, 2016
- **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=1166299


## Contact

- **Address:** 30 Holly Bush Lane, SEVENOAKS
- **Postcode:** TN13 3TJ
- **Phone:** 07590 211199
- **Email:** ewhelanquakertrustee@gmail.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF WEST KENT AREA MEETING IS THE FURTHERANCE OF THE GENERAL RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN IN THE AREA OF WEST KENT AREA MEETING AND BEYOND.TO THAT END, THE CIO&#x27;S INCOME AND PROPERTY ARE USED SOLELY TO FURTHER THE AREA MEETING?S OBJECT BY WORK SUCH AS:I) STRENGTHENING THE LIFE AND WITNESS OF QUAKER MEETINGS BOTH IN THE AREA OF WEST KENT AREA MEETING AND BEYOND;II) SPREADING THE MESSAGE OF QUAKERS AND INTERPRETING AND DEVELOPING THE THOUGHT AND PRACTICE OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY;III) UNDERTAKING QUAKER SERVICE FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AT HOME AND ABROAD;IV) FUNDING THE CONCERNS THAT QUAKER MEETINGS IN THE AREA OF WEST KENT AREA MEETING OR BEYOND HAVE ADOPTED OR AGREED TO SUPPORT;V) PROVIDING FOR THE PASTORAL CARE OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AND ATTENDERS INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED AND FOR EDUCATION;VI) MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPING QUAKER MEETING HOUSES AS PLACES FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP AND FROM WHICH TO CARRY OUR WITNESS INTO THE WORLD;VII) ADMINISTERING AND MAINTAINING THE ORGANISATION OF WEST KENT AREA MEETING AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUPPORT OF BRITAIN YEARLY MEETING.

**Activities:** Strengthening the life and witness of Quaker meetings . Spreading the message of Quakers. Undertaking Quakers service for the relief of suffering at home and abroad. Funding the concerns that Quakers meetings have adopted or agreed to support. Providing pastoral care to those in need of education. Maintaining Quaker meeting houses for places of worship.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Kent





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Jill Russell** | Chair | July 13, 2025 |
| Janet Aldyth Rowe |  | April 10, 2022 |
| Jill Clarke |  | Jan. 11, 2026 |
| John Leonard Roberts |  | Jan. 9, 2022 |
| Merrill Woolf |  | Oct. 13, 2019 |
| Michael Evans |  | Jan. 11, 2026 |




