Leeds Area Quaker Meeting
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The meeting's Small Grants Fund is open to voluntary and charitable organisations running projects that reflect the Quaker values of Truth, Simplicity, Sustainability, Peace and Equality, so a application should show how the project meets those values.
- Organisations working with people facing acute poverty in Leeds may also suit the Leeds Friends Action on Poverty Fund, and the Trust Funds support Meeting House upkeep in the Leeds area and voluntary groups in Yorkshire, including non-Quaker ones.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and considered by the Small Grants sub-committee of the Trustees throughout the year.
- The grant range is not stated, and the annual report gives one total of £10,979 that may include grants to individuals, so a modest request is a safer assumption than any figure the meeting has set.
- Groups whose projects do not reflect Quaker values fit the Small Grants Fund less well.
Overview
Leeds Area Quaker Meeting is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1134542).
Leeds Area Quaker Meeting is a registered charity whose object is the furtherance of the general religious and charitable purposes of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain in the Leeds Meeting area and beyond. It makes grants from its Trust Funds to local individuals and groups, and runs a Small Grants Fund for voluntary and charitable organisations with projects in line with Quaker values, along with the Leeds Friends Action on Poverty Fund for organisations in Leeds. In its latest reported year it awarded £10,979 in total, and the annual report gives that as a single figure.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The meeting makes grants from its Trust Funds to local individuals and groups for purposes consistent with its charitable objects. These include support for members in financial need, upkeep and renovation of Quaker Meeting Houses in the Leeds area, and voluntary and charitable organisations in the Yorkshire area, including non-Quaker groups. Its Small Grants Fund assists voluntary and charitable organisations running projects in line with Quaker values of Truth, Simplicity, Sustainability, Peace and Equality. Its Leeds Friends Action on Poverty Fund distributes money to organisations in Leeds supporting people facing poverty at the most acute level. It also promotes cash and in-kind donations to organisations in the UK and overseas working to support causes whose values accord with its aims and objectives.
Themes
- Poverty relief
- Meeting house upkeep
- Projects reflecting Quaker values
Geographic Focus
Leeds; Yorkshire; the UK.
How to apply
The Small Grants sub-committee of the Trustees considers applications to these funds from organisations and individuals in need throughout the year.
Who can apply:
- Small Grants Fund: Voluntary and charitable organisations running projects in line with Quaker values of Truth, Simplicity, Sustainability, Peace and Equality.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Projects should be in line with Quaker values of Truth, Simplicity, Sustainability, Peace and Equality.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
- Leeds
Similar funders
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £168,429 | £169,382 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £205,800 | £215,577 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £285,377 | £218,452 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £226,730 | £277,618 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £232,294 | £285,916 | £10,979 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- leedsquakers.org.uk
- leedsquakers.org.uk/activities/_trustees · read on 31 October 2026
- leedsquakers.org.uk/contact-us/contact-us · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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