--- title: "Quaker Social Action rating & legitimacy | CharityCompare" description: "Is Quaker Social Action a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 74/100. Accounts 2025: income £1.4m · 94% on charitable activities. Reg 1069157." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/quaker-social-action retrieved: 2026-08-18T03:19:59.914Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Quaker Social Action a good charity? Quaker Social Action scores 74/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£1.4m total income, 94% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. London · UK-wide · E2 9PJ | Reg [1069157](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/quaker-social-action) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.quakersocialaction.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1069157) Donate ## How can you give to QUAKER SOCIAL ACTION? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official QUAKER SOCIAL ACTION form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.quakersocialaction.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1069157) ## What does Quaker Social Action do? Quaker Social Action is a registered charity (no. 1069157) working in poverty relief across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 94% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 1 month of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been declining (≈11% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Quaker Social Action hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=quaker-social-action) **In short:** QUAKER SOCIAL ACTION scores 74 out of 100 (3 stars). 94% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Quaker Social Action? Quaker Social Action has a Clarity Score of 74 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1069157. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Poverty relief. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £1.4m, with 94% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 1 month of operating costs. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 74/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend 94% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £1.4m Latest year 2025 Reserves 1 mo 1 month of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £13.5 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 6% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does QUAKER SOCIAL ACTION compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers QUAKER SOCIAL ACTION scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)35thpercentile **Scores higher than 35% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 74/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Poverty relief charities34thpercentile **Scores higher than 34% of 1,502 charities in this cause** · 74/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Quaker Social Action's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Quaker Social Action's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 10 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 27/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 33% | 1 month · 5/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | 0/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 60% | 20% · 3/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 100% | 94% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 8p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 60/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 60% | 47 volunteers / 40 staff · 6/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Quaker Social Action's Clarity Score? 74/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 27/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 60/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight10 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 27/100 Reserves (months of cash)1 month · 5/15 pts Income stability / growth0/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets20% · 3/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 Program expense ratio94% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency8p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 60/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio47 volunteers / 40 staff · 6/10 pts ## How much does Quaker Social Action raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £1.4m | — | | Total expenditure | £1.9m | — | | Charitable activities | £1.8m | 93% | | Fundraising | £127k | 7% | | Governance & admin | £4k | 0% | 93%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £1.9m spent - Charitable activities93% · £1.8m - Fundraising7% · £127k - Governance0% · £4k ## What trust indicators does Quaker Social Action have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 10 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 40 employees · 47 volunteers (1:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1069157 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1069157) ### Trustees & officers - Ellie Hale since 2016 - Tirion Gwennol Rees Davies since 2020 - Melanie Ndzinga since 2021 - Janet Mary Aiston since 2021 - Professor Annapurna Deborah Waughray since 2024 - James Evans since 2024 - Mary Bernadette O'Shea since 2024 - Stian John Reimers since 2024 - Anisa Uddin since 2025 - Jacob Ellefsen since 2026 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Quaker Social Action's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Quaker Social Action? Overall score 74/100 (3★) Income £1.4m Cause spend 94% of expenditure Reg number 1069157 Scope UK-wide Reserves 1 month Trustees 10 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does QUAKER SOCIAL ACTION compare, and where else can you look? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Quaker Social Action a legitimate charity? + Yes — Quaker Social Action is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1069157). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1069157. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Quaker Social Action's charity number? + Quaker Social Action's charity number is 1069157. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Quaker Social Action's charity rating? + Quaker Social Action scores 74 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Quaker Social Action have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Quaker Social Action. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Quaker Social Action? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 94% of Quaker Social Action's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Quaker Social Action's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 6% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 6% of total expenditure at Quaker Social Action. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Quaker Social Action's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Quaker Social Action receive? + Quaker Social Action reported £1.4m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: declining. Are Quaker Social Action's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Quaker Social Action based? + Quaker Social Action is listed at London · UK-wide · E2 9PJ and operates UK-wide, focused on poverty relief. How does CharityCompare score Quaker Social Action? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Quaker Social Action's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Quaker Social Action's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.