Charlty Number: 224603 Pendle Hill Area Meeting Report and financial statements For the year ended 31st December 2024
Pendle Hill Area Meeting Reference and admlnlstrative information for the year ended 31st December 2024 Page Reference and admlnlstrative information Trustees report (Including dlrectors. report) Independent Examlner's report statement of financial activities Balance sheet io Notes to the financlal statements 11-20
Pendle Hlll Area Meeting Reference and adminlstrative information for the year ended 31st December 2024 Charlty Name Pendle Hlll Area Quaker Meetlng Charlty number 224603 Status A charity registered wlth the Charlty Commlsslon Clerk to the Trustees Clare Frackleton Principal Off Ice (Address of the Clerk of Trustees) 6 Alfred Street Egerton Bolton BL7 9TA Treasurer Plnk Dandellon Trustees Peter Damian Entwistle (appointed 8th July 2023) Clare Heather Frackleton Wendy Hampton Alex Houghton (appointed 10th December 2023) Norma Lee Tony Robinson Phlllp Whitehead Custodian Trustee Frlends Trusts Ltd Independent Examiner David Evans FCA Evans Accountants Unlt 27B Mltton Road Buslne5s Park Mitton Road, Whalley, Clltheroe BB7 9YE Bankers Pendle Hill Area Meetlng.. Bolton Quaker Meeting Blackburn Quaker Meeting Chorley Quaker Meeting Clltheroe Quaker Meetlng Crawshawbooth Quaker Meeting Marsden Quaker Meeting Cooperatlve Bank Cooperative Bank, F&C Fund Management Lloyds Bank, The Charity Bank Choriey Bulldlng Soclety Virgln Money, Marsden Bulldlng Soclety Natwest Vlrgin Money
Pendle Hill Area Meeting Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st December 2024 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governlng Document The Governing Document was adopted on 13 September 2008. Necessary revlslons and amendments were made with the agreement of the Area Meeting on 14 November 2015. 12 November 2016 and 11 March 2017. Trustees Suitable persons from among the Members of the Area Meetlng are identified by the Area Meetlng Nomlnatlons Commlttee. A person's name is put forward to the Area Meeting and if discerned to be appropriate the appointment of the person as a Trustee Is recorded in the Area Meetlng mlnutes. Trustees are encouraged to attend training courses organlsed nationally by Britain Yearly Meeting, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Constitution and purpose The Area Meeting Is a charlty established for the advancement of Quakerism and other related charitable purposes such as derive from or bear witness to the princlples and practices of the Religious Soclety of Frlends (Quakers). The principal actlvity is the holdlng of public meetings for worshlp In the constltuent Local Meetings of Blackburn, Bolton, Chorleyi Clltheroe, Crawshawbooth and Marsden. The affalrs of the Area Meeting are governed by "Quaker Faith and Practice" the Book of Discipline of Brltain Yearly Meeting and the Area Meeting governlng document. Pendle Hlll Area Meeting is a charity reglstered under Charity Commission Reg. No. 224603. The Members of the Area Meeting are all those persons whose names are for the time belng recorded in its officlal register maintained in accordance wbth the procedures of the Rellgious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain (Brltain Yearly Meeting). Stren thenin and wi uaker meeti Inthea endle Hill Area Meeti ond., and Meeting for worship is held twice-weekly In one Meeting House, weekly In four Meetlng Houses and once fortnightly In a church schoolroom. All are public meetlngs for worshlp which are advertlsed outside the venues, online on our website, on the national Quaker webslte, on soclal medla via two Facebook pages and one X (formerly known as twitter) account and through a bulletin. Of those Meetings far worshipi most are held 'blended' and there Is onllne particlpatlon through a Zoom Ilnk for those wishing to join the meetlng remotely for whatever reason, The links to publlc online link are avallable through clerks to each of the slx local groups. Local Meetlngs have been part of wlder ecumenical and Chrlstian5 Together groups to support wider religious experience, understanding and tolerance. Use of Pro ert We malntaln flve meeting houses that we have used to hold public Meeting for Worship and which are avallable for community and Indlvidual use In line wlth our beliefs and concerns at the dlscretion of Frfend5 in the meeting. Wlthin those bulldings we promote Quakerism, our public meetlngs for worshipi our beliefs and our work in the world locally natlonally and internationally through posters, books and leaflets. Burial grounds are maintained in such a way that they reflect our valLJes, Chapel Hill Burfal Ground Is tldied annually In such a way that It15 welcoming to people and wildlife. Blackburn Meeting is a welcome green space open when the Meeting House is in use. Clltheroe's small front garden ha5 been replanted and provldes a talking point next to the public carpark. It is now wlldlife friendly and has been twinned with a gardening project in Africa. Crawshawbooth's large well-kept garden has been a welcome
Pendle Hill Area Meetlng Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st December 2024 green space used when there Is a Quaker presence in the building and a valuable community green space when open in the summer. Marsden's garden provides mature trees and a green aspect to an urban area. Tong cemetery[ associated with Bolton Meetino, has been cared for by the councll as a valued green space. Underta r service for th relief of sufferl at home a Frlends FellowshSp of Healing meetlngs are held by Frlends in Pendle Hill Area Meetlngi one Meetlng Houses is regularly used for these meetings to relleve sufferlng and support those In need of heallng from wlthln the Quaker and wider communityi they are open to all. The other group is largely onllne. the concerns t uaker meet s In the are dle Hlll Area eetin d have tedora or We have had flnancial contributions whlch have been used to support our concerns for example thls year.. Promotion of environmental concerns within the community and In the world,. Support of Morsey for Madagascar relief of poverty and girls, educatlon; Destitution project In Bolton. Refugee group welcome In Blackburn; Chorley Help the Homeless. embers and A Pr In for the and for educatl astoral c of individual Includ. as etot need We have people appointed to take care of eldershlp, pastoral care. We hold learning events and dlscusslon groups as well as supporting understanding and answering enquires of members, membèrs of the public and attenders in the meetings. In addition, it Is part of our membership that we all share in the responsibility for these tasks, we do them for each other. We also hold community building events to strengthen Quaker community, these are open to members, attenders and the wider community. deve houses laces for worshi ss into the world: Ma our wltn rr We have continued to practlce good stewardship to malntaln our premlses to a hl9h standard that demonstrates a warm welcome to the public. We have completed the proce55 of developing equal access facilities at our oldest Meeting House. Each Meeting House has its own prograrnme of works and malntenance which Is budgeted for by the local meetl ng and overseen by tnjstees for hig h expenditure. Other Meeting Houses have welcomed In community groups includillg those doing yoga, havlng coffee mornings for refugees, welcomlng refugees for Frlendshlp, promoting envlronmental action, children's groups, Buddhist group, and the wider communityto use the space when there are publlc events with high numbers of people attending. Admi su main ain Yearl Meetln sati e Hill Are eetin an ntribut- f Brl Friends make financial contrlbutlons and treasurers locally and as a group/ Area Meetlng monitor the use of funds, produce flna ncial reports to trustees and annual audited accounts. Frfends have served E+rltain Yearly Meetlng through belng part of commlttees of the natlonal body, on Quaker Life Representative Councll, Meeting for Sufferlngs (national executlve body) and the Book of Discipline Revislon Commlttee and attendance at the Yearly Meetlng of our natlonal body Britaln Yearly Meeting. These bodies all maintain and develop Quaker thought and bellefs as well as advertlslng our presence to the world.
Pendle Hlll Area Meeting Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st December 2024 Frlends have used the services of an accountancy firm for some financlal record keeping and accounting but other than that Frlends serve the Area Meeting and in some cases the wider Yearly Meeting voluntarily to maintaln our organlsatlon. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE The charlty's main activities and who they are for are descrlbed below. All Its charitable activities are undertaken to further Pendle Hill Area Quaker Meeting charitable purposes for the public beneflt. strengthenlng the life and witness of Quaker meetings both in the area of Pendle Hlll Area Meetlng and beyond; the online element of our worship has allowed us to welcome worshippers from abroad as well as across thls area and the UK. We hold a Meeting for Church Affalrs (Buslness Meeting) for ten months of the year whlch are open to members and to any attenders who seek permlsslon to attend. Two soclals are held each year to help build and malntain our worshlpplng community and these are open to all associated wlth our Meetlngs, We maximlse welcorne and attendance through advertlslng and 5UPPOrtlng people financlally where that is helpful. Quakers from this Area Meeting attend other Quaker Meetlngs both vlrtually and In person for fellowship and education to strengthen our meeting and others. Once a month we hold a Chlldren's Meeting for those people who are too young to benefit from largely silent worshipi this has encouraged families into worshlp, We have held Meetings for Worship to celebrate a Ilfe, a meeting to celebrate the grace of God in the life of a Frlend, these are spiritually enrlching for our own community and have been a wonderful way to have a meeting In whlch there are many non-Quaker attenders who experience our way of worship and see our values in actlon, readin Reli the Societ sa e of ua Inter develo the hou ht and ractice of This last year we have been developlng a website and within that Information on Quakerlsm, links to wlder messages and informatlon on Quakerism and links to our national resources to make known our openness to all, We have also attended Quaker gatherSngs' Britain Yearly Meeting, Quaker Llfe Representative Councll, 'The Future of British Quakerlsm, conference, Northern Friends Peace Board, public Regional Gatherlngs of Quakers for education on peace, freedom, imprSsonment and equality. These are also for community building and to further understandlng of our beliefs and our work In the world. Discussion groups, open to all, have been held regularly in one locatlon and online and perlodlcally In three locations to help Interpret and develop Quaker thought and beliefs. These have been informative and well attended. New attenders have joined Meetings as a result, in some part, of the network of Meetings In thls country and abroad. Clitheroe Meeting House was open for public access during the Clitheroe Food Festival to provide a restful space and facilltles for indivlduals and famllles as well as a gentle way into asklng Questions about Quakerism. Crawshawbooth held an open day combined with our Area Meeting social in August which as very well attended by Quakers and the local community. We have welcomed several school groups who have been told about Quakerism as part of a specifically Quaker education or as part of a school rellglous education event. Youth groups have also been welcomed an introduced to Quakerism. Local Meetings have been part of wider ecumenlcal and Christlans Together groups to support wlder religious experience, understanding and tolerance. Marsden Friends participated in Interfaith Week - one Member joined other faith groups in a local Secondary School, and presented sessions about The Society of Friends to different year groups.
Pendle Hill Area Meeting Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st December 2024 Marsden Friends have been instrumental in joining with Building Bridges Pendle IBBPI to hold a 'talking lounge, on the topic of prayer & spirituality for the local community, 'Soul Food,. Marden Friends have collaborated with Building Bridges Burnley to offer sessions in a local primary school, teaching about Christianlty, as part of the national curriculum, presenting sessions to four different year groups. Develo th uaker m etln houses es for ubll worshi which to our wltness into We have continued to practlce good stewardshlp to maintain our premises to a high standard that demonstrates a warm welcome to the public. Each Meeting House has Its own programme of works and maintenance whlch is budgeted for by the local rneetlng and overseen by trustees for hlgh expendlture. other Meetlng Houses have welcomed in community groups including those dolng yoga, having coffee mornings for refugees, welcoming refugees for Frlendshipi promoting environmental action, children's groups, Buddhist groupi alternatlve health and mindfu Iness. PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guldance contalned in the Charity Commlsslon's general guidance on Public Benefit when revlewing the charlty's aims and objectives, and in planning its fvture activltles, whlch is an annual process. Many examples of such public beneflt have been descrlbed earlier In this report. SAFEGUARDING with support for Brltaln Yearly Meetlng and 31.8, Pendle Hill Area Meeting has a new Safeguarding pollcy and procedure to ensure appropriate care or of children and vulnerable adults. The policy includes provision for the safeguardlng tralnlng of a number of role holders to various levels depending on the exact role in the Area Meeting. We now have a safeguarding Trustee and a Deputy SafeguardingTrustee. FINANCIAL REVIEW The principal funding sources for the Area Meeting MaIn donatlons frorn Members and attenders and income from letting rooms or'wardens, cottages at the various Meeting Houses. For the year ending 31st Dernber 2024, taklng Area Meetlng's own general funds and the consolidated accounts for the deslgnated funds held by our slx constituent Local Meetings, our total income was £117,653 compared to the previous year of £100,014 due to a building project appeal at Crawshawbooth to improve public access, especlally disabled access. Agalnst this, our total expenditure decreased to £171,686 compared to £178,889 in the previous year also due to the ongolng building project. Investment income contlnues to be low, reflecting the InteSt rates currently available. Reserves Policy Local Meetlngs will hold only the equivalent of one year's expenditure as a local reserve. In addition, a Local Meeting may hold any funds given to it specifically for use by that Meeting, However, such funds should be used before the Local Meeting requests any funding fn)m the Area Meeting Reserves. The Aa Meeting Reserves Fund of one yearfs expenditure is managed by the Area Meeting to mlnimise eroslon
Pendle Hill Area Meeting Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st December 2024 by inflation whllst malntalning availability for urgent requlrements. The Trustees wlll administer the allocation of money from the Reserve Fund In a prornpt and fair way. Funds In deflcit None. RISK MANAGEMENT The Area Meeting employs Peninsula Business Services Umited as consultants for health and safety, and human resources. Peninsula has provided risk management systems for each of the Local Meetings, gives advlce as requlred, and vislts each Local Meeting annually to ensure that guldelines are belng followed. Where approprlate, Local Meetings have Implemented policies for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The Trustees have also overseen the way each Meetlng House is belng managed by regular visits and by strongly encouraging each of the Local Meetings to provide at least one Trustee. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE Regular monitorlng by the Clerking Team, Treasurers and the Trustees has helped to ensure that the Area Meeting contlnue5 to function effectively and meet its charitable objectives. Unfortunatelyi It Is still proving to be difflcult to find people to take on e55entlal roles wlthln the Area Meeting and Local Meetings. The long-term vlabillty of some of our Meetings In terms of the number of people attending remains a concern to the Trustees. However, the regional Quaker Local Development Worker has helped several Local Meetings tackle problems that have been hlndering their development. Trustees wlll continue to revlew and update Area Meetlng policies In the light of new legislatlon and guldelines. We are concerned about the financial implications of maintaining five Meetlng Houses and are reviewing this in 2025, when the quinquennial surveys will be completed. We plan to sell Marsden Meeting House in 2025. statement of responslbilltles of the Trustees The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Annual Report and the Flnanclal Statements in accordance with The Charities Act 2011. Approved by the Area Meetlng on 20th September 2025 and signed on behalf of the Trustees by:
Pendle Hill Area Meeting Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees for the year ended 31st December 2024 report to the charity trustees on my examinatlon of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31st December 2024. Responsibilities and basis of report A5 the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts In accordance with the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examlnation of the Trust's accounts carrSed out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrylng out my examinatlon, I have followed all the applicable Directions glven by the Charlty Commisslon under sectiorf 145(5){b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I conflrm that no matters have come to my attention in connectlon with the examlnation givlng me cause to believe that in any material respect,. accounting records were not kept In respect of the company as required by section 130 of the Charities Act 2011. or the accounts do not accord with those records; or the accounts dld not comply with the applicable requirements concemlng the form and content of accounts set out in the Charlties (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a.'true and falrf vlew whlch Is not a matter considered as part of an independent examinatlon. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection wlth the examlnation to which attention should be drawn in thls report in order to enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. Davld Evans FCA Independent Examlner Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants In England and Wales David H Evans Ltd Unit 27b Mltton Road Buslness Park, Mitton Road, Whalleyi Clitheroe, BB& 9YE Date.. 20th September 2025
Pendle Hill Area Meeting Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure account) for the year ended 31st December 2024 Receipts: Voluntary Income Income from activities to generate f und5 Investment income Grant income other income Movement on Glenthorne account Total receipts 32,918 70,150 3.905 10,000 33,598 70,150 3,9)5 io,(xK) 32,273 52,500 3,218 io,rK 2,023 116.973 117,653 100 014 Payments: Costs of generating f unds Costs of Quaker artivities Donatlons to other Quaker bodies Donations to non Quaker bodies Governance cost5 and professional fees Repairs and maintenan Stable project Total payments 377 8,632 51,257 59,889 66,385 760 2,584 8,508 80,559 19,716 178,889 2,821 174 99,252 3,881 7,664 99,252 7,490 17,182 154,504 171,686 Net recelpts {payments) forthe year 116,5021 137,5311. 154,0331 178,8751 Transfers from Deslgnated Funds Netmovementin funds 116,5021 137,5311 154,0331 178,8751 Bank and net current asset balances at start of the vear 40.068 15L141 191,21Y3 270,084 Bank and net current asset balances at end of the year 23,566 113,610 137,176 191,209 All of the charity's operations are classed as contlnuing.
Pendle Hlll Area Meetlng ststement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31st December 2024 Debtors.. Tax reclaim due other debts due to charity 916 13,073 13,989 Fixed asset investments 31,285 29,022 Buildings and contents 3,700,763 3,7(,763 Creditors 14,0421 116,5031 The Fixed Asset Invements is held by Bolton Quaker Meeting in CT Responsible Funds managed by Columbia Threadneedle. Approved by the Trustees on 20th Septen-ber 2025 and signed on behalf of the Trustees by., io
Pendle Hill Area Meeting Notes to the accounts for the year ending 31st December 2024 l Accountlng policies Basls of preparatlon The financlal Statements have been prepared on the basis of hlstorical cost (except where otherwise Indicated) in accordance with the charity's governlng document, Accountlng and Reportlng by Charities.. statement of Recommended Practlce (SORP 2005) The accounting statements are prepared in Sterllngi which Is the functlonal currency of the charlty. Monetary amounts in these financlal statements are rounded to the nearest £1, The principal accounting pollcles adopted are set out below. 2. Land, buildlngs and contents The properties owned by Pendle Hlll Area Meeting comprise of Meeting Houses and warden's accommodation which are held for the furtherance of the Area Meeting's charitable objects. With. the exception of the Clitheroe Meeting House whlch is stated at cost, the other Meetlng Houses are shown at their current Insured values as the original costs of the buildings are not known, Buildlngs Contents Total Bolton Quaker Meeting 50 Silverwell Street, Bolton, BLI IPP L430,0 Marsden Quaker Meeting 21 Walverden Road, Brierfield, Nelson, BB9 OPJ 435.CKJO Crawshawbooth Quaker 13 Co-operatlon Street. Crawshawbooth, 660,IXX) Meeting Rossendale, BB4 8AG Blackburn Quake r Meeti ng Friends Meeting House, Paradise lane, Blackburn, 882 ILY Clltheroe Quaker Meeting Ea5tham House, New Market street, Clltheroe, BB7 2JW 66,150 1,496,150 16,538 4SI,538 11,025 671,025 400,(J)O 22,050 422,050 555,OCM) 105,000 660,000 3,480,ffl0 220,763 3,700,763 3 Debtors 2024 2023 Glenthorne receipts Refund due in respect of VAT charEed on the Stable projert Icrawshawboothl 13,073 13,073 3 Creditors 2023 2022 Glenthorne receipts in advance Loan f rom BYM IBritain Yearly Meeting) Bookkeeping (Bolton Meeting) Accountancy 1,041 11,900 560 3,CM)2 16,503 3,002 4,042 5 Trustees, expenses No expenses were paid to trustees durlng the year. li
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