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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
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 1, 2026. Filing history
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 Filed Income Expenditure Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 Sept. 1, 2026On time £281,189 £304,082 7
Dec. 31, 2024 June 14, 2025On time £574,468 £318,882 8
Dec. 31, 2023 Aug. 22, 2024On time £261,868 £286,440 8
Dec. 31, 2022 Aug. 11, 2023On time £208,351 £244,270 9
Dec. 31, 2021 July 27, 2022On time £140,190 £232,031 9
Dec. 31, 2020 Sept. 10, 2021 £196,802 £227,914 9

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.