# British Friends of Quaker Council for European Affairs

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 293776
- **Other names:** QUAKERS FOR EUROPE, THE BRITISH COMMITTEE OF THE QUAKER COUNCIL FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, Q C E A BRITISH COMMITTEE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Feb. 26, 1986
- **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=293776


## Contact

- **Address:** RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, FRIENDS HOUSE, 173-177 EUSTON ROAD, LONDON
- **Postcode:** NW1 2BJ
- **Phone:** 07867 688171
- **Email:** ford.martin@outlook.com
- **Website:** http://www.qcea.org/bf/



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROMOTE RELIGION ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (COMMONLY KNOWN AS QUAKERS). (B) TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION (C) TO SUPPORT THE WORK IN THE FIELDS OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS IN EUROPE AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

**Activities:** The primary purpose of the QCEA British Committee (BC) is to support the work of Quaker House in Brussels (QCEA). The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) was founded in 1979 to bear witness throughout Europe to Friends' long-standing concerns for peace, human rights and the right sharing of resources. It does this chiefly through staff based at Quaker House in Brussels.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Belgium
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £83795 | £56319 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £64650 | £58444 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £67320 | £73338 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £188135 | £184862 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £98704 | £95186 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Elspeth Lesley Wollen — appointed May 2, 2020
- John Edward Crosfield — appointed May 16, 2019
- Keith Malcolm Archer — appointed April 28, 2023
- Martin Ford — appointed Oct. 1, 2020
- Rebecca Gumbrell-McCormick — appointed Feb. 19, 2014
- Susan Florence Myers — appointed April 2, 2019
- William Edward Becher — appointed April 28, 2023