THE TIME AND TIDE BELL ORGANISATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1182967 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's objects are:1) To advance the education of the public in its knowledge and understanding of the seas surrounding the United Kingdom.2) To promote the arts, culture, and heritage for the benefit of the public by the establishment and maintenance of Time and Tide Bells as public artworks around the coast of the United Kingdom.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT BY THE PROMOTION OF OUTDOOR LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SEASHORES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM;2. TO PROMOTE THE ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE INSTALLATION OF TIDE BELLS AS PUBLIC ARTWORKS AROUND THE COAST OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£139k
Latest spending
£68k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £130,833 in restricted reserves at the year end, an increase from £59,840 in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity is dependent on continued support from grant-aiding bodies to maintain its going concern status.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The company is dependent on the continued support of grant aiding bodies. The trustees believe that the company will continue to receive this support and accordingly consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£139k£68k
31/12/2023£43k£98k
31/12/2022£130k£90k
31/12/2021£157k£146k
31/12/2020£119k£71k

Common questions

Is THE TIME AND TIDE BELL ORGANISATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £130,833 in restricted reserves at the year end, an increase from £59,840 in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity is dependent on continued support from grant-aiding bodies to maintain its going concern status. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/07/2024£250k"Coastal Community Matters"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/04/2022£46k"Coastal Connections"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE TIME AND TIDE BELL ORGANISATION LIMITED£139k—0unclear—noted
ROYAL MUSEUMS GREENWICH FOUNDATION FY2025£492k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TIDES FOUNDATION FY2024£102k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RINGING WORLD LIMITED FY2024£327k—0above—no doubt
THE HISTORIC ENGLAND FOUNDATION FY2026£361k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SUFFOLK GUILD OF RINGERS FOR THE DIOCESE OF ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH FY2025£290k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.