York Area Meeting
York Area Meeting is registered with the Charity Commission. (Charity number 1133306).
The Area Meeting appoints Friends to serve as trustees, the legal body managing the affairs of York Area Meeting as a charity. Trustees serve for a fixed period of time.
The Trustees usually meet three or four times a year. They also report annually to the Area Meeting and present consolidated accounts for the five constituent Local Meetings. These are also lodged annually with the Charity Commission.
The purposes and governance of the charity are set out in its Articles of Association and subsequent amendments.
The relationship between the Area Meeting and its trustees is set out in a memorandum of understanding. (A copy of this is available below.)
Current Trustees:
Martina Weitsch – Clerk, Safe Guarding, Yorkshire Quaker Governance
Graham Torr – Finance, AM Treasurer
Ros Batchelor – Property, Data protection
Simon Brereton - Yorkshire Quaker Governance
Brian Jardine – Property, Burial Grounds
Nick Perks - Employment
Keith Knight. Property, AM Nominations
Annual Report & Accounts
Minutes
Trustee Meetings
2026:
15th February - New Earswick
16th April - Zoom
19th July - Thirsk
28-4th Oct exact date tbd
10th November
York Area Quaker Meeting Policies:
APPROVAL & AUTHORISATION OF PAYMENTS POLICY
GIVING TO NON-QUAKER CHARITIES
RECORDING, RETENTION AND ARCHIVING
Employment Policy
Safeguarding Policies
APPENDICES to SAFEGUARDING POLICY
SAFEGUARDING POLICY & PROCEDURE 2025