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The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities

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59/100 Clarity Score · 2 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

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Is The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities a good charity?

The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities scores 59/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£1.6m total income, 62% 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.

Birmingham · UK-wide · B4 6AF Reg 224571 Registered charity Official website Charity Commission register

What does The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities do?

The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities is a registered charity (no. 224571) working in environment across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 62% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 69 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈12% 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.

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In short: THE CENTRAL ENGLAND AREA QUAKER MEETING CHARITIES scores 59 out of 100 (2 stars). 62% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below.

What is The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities?

The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities has a Clarity Score of 59 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 224571. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Environment. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £1.6m, with 62% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 69 months of operating costs. 2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation.

Data from Charity Commission register, last updated .

Overall score

59/100

2★ · Poor

Cause spend

62%

3-yr avg · charitable activities

Accountability

93/100

Finance beacon

Income

£1.6m

Latest year 2024

Reserves

69 mo

Months of running costs

Accounts filing

On time

Charity Commission

£2.6 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 40% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high

How does THE CENTRAL ENGLAND AREA QUAKER MEETING CHARITIES compare?

Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE CENTRAL ENGLAND AREA QUAKER MEETING CHARITIES scores higher than.

Income band (£1m–£5m)9thpercentile

Scores higher than 9% of 2,776 charities in its income band · 59/100 vs 78 peer average (marker).

Environment charities13thpercentile

Scores higher than 13% of 460 charities in this cause · 59/100 vs 76 peer average (marker).

How reliable is The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2024
Filing date
Profile reviewed

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, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

What is The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities'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.

93/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for THE CENTRAL ENGLAND AREA QUAKER MEETING CHARITIES
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% 11 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

70% 7/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

50/100

Financial Health metrics for THE CENTRAL ENGLAND AREA QUAKER MEETING CHARITIES
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of cash)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts.

0% 69 months · 0/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

100% 10/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

100% 1% · 5/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

15/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for THE CENTRAL ENGLAND AREA QUAKER MEETING CHARITIES
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

30% 62% · 3/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

0% 39p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

40/100

Community Support metrics for THE CENTRAL ENGLAND AREA QUAKER MEETING CHARITIES
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

40% 20 volunteers / 24 staff · 4/10 pts

How we calculate beacon scores →

What is The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities's Clarity Score?

59/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars

Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.

93/100
Accountability & Transparency
50/100
Financial Health
15/100
Financial Efficiency
40/100
Community Support

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

93/100

Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts
Trustee oversight11 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies7/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

50/100

Reserves (months of cash)69 months · 0/15 pts
Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets1% · 5/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

15/100

Program expense ratio62% · 3/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency39p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

40/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratio20 volunteers / 24 staff · 4/10 pts

How much does The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings

THE CENTRAL ENGLAND AREA QUAKER MEETING CHARITIES revenue and expenses for 2024
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £1.6m
Total expenditure £1.7m
Charitable activities £1.0m 61%
Fundraising £637k 39%
Governance & admin £66k 4%
61%On charitable activities

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2024) · £1.7m spent

  • Charitable activities61%
  • Fundraising39%
  • Governance4%

What trust indicators does The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    up to date · last filing

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    11 trustees on the Charity Commission register

  • Workforce on register

    24 employees · 20 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.

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Official register

Reg 224571

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

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Trustees & officers

  • Peter John Ullathorne since 2018
  • James Edward Green since 2019
  • Carole Ann Pannell since 2021
  • Steven Geoffrey Pullan since 2022
  • ANNE ULLATHORNE since 2023
  • Huw Davies since 2024
  • Sandra Berry since 2024
  • Sharon Karima Brooke since 2025
  • Esther Boyd since 2025
  • Pamela Frances Rutter since 2025
  • John Henry Kimberley since 2026
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 →

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 The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities's finances changed over five years?

£0k £500k £1000k £1500k £2000k 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Income 2020: £1,024k Spending 2020: £1,492k Cause spend 2020: £1,079k Income 2021: £920k Spending 2021: £1,125k Cause spend 2021: £772k Income 2022: £1,286k Spending 2022: £1,428k Cause spend 2022: £931k Income 2023: £1,599k Spending 2023: £1,545k Cause spend 2023: £935k Income 2024: £1,625k Spending 2024: £1,653k Cause spend 2024: £1,016k
  • 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 The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities?

Overall score
59/100 (2★)
Income
£1.6m
Cause spend
62% of expenditure
Reg number
224571
Scope
UK-wide
Reserves
69 months
Trustees
11
Accounts year
2024
Filing
up to date

Where THE CENTRAL ENGLAND AREA QUAKER MEETING CHARITIES sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities a good charity? +

The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities scores 59 out of 100 (2 stars — Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 62% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are up to date. 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 The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities a legitimate charity? +

Yes — The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 224571). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/224571. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities's charity number? +

The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities's charity number is 224571. 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 The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities's charity rating? +

The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities scores 59 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). 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 The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities? +

According to its 2024 regulator filing, 62% of The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities'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 The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities's overheads? +

According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 38% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 40% of total expenditure at The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities'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 The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities receive? +

The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities reported £1.6m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.

Are The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities'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 The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities based? +

The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities is listed at Birmingham · UK-wide · B4 6AF and operates UK-wide, focused on environment.

How does CharityCompare score The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities'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 The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities's most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.