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Religious Society Of Friends (Quakers) In Britain: South East Scotland Area Meeting

Also known as: Religious Society of Friends Quakers South East Scotland Area Meeting

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC019165
Status
Active
Registered
Jan. 1, 1902
Legal form
Unincorporated association

Address

Address
Quaker Meeting House
7 Victoria Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2JL

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of religion'

Governance & Operations South East Scotland Area Meeting (SESAM) advances Quaker religious and charitable goals across 9 local meetings. In 2025, SESAM had 250 members and ~250 regular attenders, running meetings for worship and church affairs. Decisions, governance, and trustee oversight follow standard Quaker practice (Quaker faith & practice). Activities & Witness SESAM supported local community life, peace initiatives, climate action (including energy efficiency reviews), and refugee rights (e.g., Falkirk counter-demonstrations). Research was initiated into ancestral ties to transatlantic enslavement.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: The objects of South East Scotland Area Meeting are the furtherance of the general religious and charitable purposes of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain in the area of South East Scotland Area Meeting and beyond, as laid down in the Book of Christian Discipline.

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 £281,189 £304,082 7
Dec. 31, 2024 £574,468 £318,882 8
Dec. 31, 2023 £261,868 £286,440 8
Dec. 31, 2022 £208,351 £244,270 9
Dec. 31, 2021 £140,190 £232,031 9
Dec. 31, 2020 £196,802 £227,914 9