It is unlikely that the work of the central committees, as described here, will remain unchanged for the next generation. The existence and basic functions of Quaker Life and Quaker Peace & Social Witness may not be altered except with the approval of Yearly Meeting (8.04) but the more detailed outline of the work of the committees described below may change more frequently according to the emphasis given by Meeting for Sufferings, the Britain Yearly Meeting Trustees and the central committees.
Quaker Finance & Property Central Committee
Quaker Finance & Property Central Committee is accountable to the Britain Yearly Meeting Trustees for the effective stewardship of finance and property for Britain Yearly Meeting's work. Its financial service involves responsibility to the Trustees for the Yearly Meeting Funds (see 14.12-14.15) and any associated funds, administration of the Meeting Houses Funds (15.15), receipt and oversight of any special funds given to Britain Yearly Meeting, and advice on financial and investment policy. The clerk of the committee (7.08) is appointed directly by Meeting for Sufferings and has a role as Yearly Meeting Treasurer in relation to the centrally managed work as a whole.
The committee is responsible to the Britain Yearly Meeting Trustees for preparing the accounts of the yearly meeting (8.03) and its associated funds (see also chapter 14 Finance). It also advises the Trustees on financial resource planning, for which it prepares forecasts and guidelines. Quaker Finance & Property Central Committee is responsible to the Trustees for the management of the property owned and used by Britain Yearly Meeting and provides advice to local meetings.
For Friends Trusts Limited see 8.18 and 15.02.
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