Our organisation
This section covers the organisational structure of Quakers in Britain.
The panels below offer a broad outline of the national and local structures of Britain Yearly Meeting. They also include contact details, minutes and our book of discipline.
Updates
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Investments Update
12 May 2026
BYM Trustee Investments Update
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QWRC 17-19 April 2026
12 May 2026
Quaker World Relations Committee (QWRC) held its residential meeting in Swarthmoor Hall.
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QPSWCC 20-22 March 2026
27 April 2026
Quaker Peace & Social Witness Central Committee (QPSWCC) met for its annual residential meeting at Swarthmoor Hall. They discussed Quaker action for peace, protest rights and responding to hatred and division in society.
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QLCC 26 Feb 2026
17 March 2026
Quaker Life Central Committee (QLCC) met on 26 February. It endorsed a new strategy for supporting Quaker Communities to thrive.
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MfS 7 March 2026
16 March 2026
Meeting for Sufferings has been the national meeting of representatives of area meetings and some other Quaker communities and committees, taking on some of the work of the yearly meeting in between Yearly Meeting sessions.
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Introducing the Agenda Planning Committee (APC)
13 March 2026
The new Agenda Planning Committee will work closely with Yearly Meeting clerks to shape the agenda for these sessions.
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Yearly Meeting update March 2026
13 March 2026
How we hold Yearly Meeting (YM) sessions is changing – in 2026 we will hold sessions in May, July and November.