LLEWELLYN EDWARDS BELL RESTORATION FUND

Registered charity 270529 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEBRF

To assist both active and redundant Churches within the Diocese of Salisbury to: Restore and augment existing peals of bells, preserve bells from redundant churches, provide new rings of bells and undertake repairs to bells, frames and fittings and to the fabric of towers and belfries.

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Latest income

£668k

Latest spending

£37k

Registered

1975

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased significantly to £909,212, driven by a £650,000 legacy from Ann Abrahams. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £789,386 against total net assets of £909,212, with no stated reserves policy target to compare against. The trustees report that the large bequest allows for larger grants in future years, indicating strong financial resources.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% of income)

“Donations and legacies 655,660”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Resources expended Expenditure on: Raising funds 0”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Llewellyn Edwards Bell Restoration Fund (LEBRF) (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Abrahams Legacy — “Due to the receipt of the substantial Abrahams Legacy and the previously reported” (source page)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£668k

Total spending

£37k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDY WARINGchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ANTHONY CHRISTOPHER DAVID LOVELL-WOOD · trustee of 1 other charity
Christine Anne Willis
JOHN RILEY
Jeremy Hugh Stanford
KEN WEBB · trustee of 1 other charity
LOUISE ANN GAY
Louisa Stuckey
MICHAEL JOHN DILLISTONE

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

Operates in: Dorset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£668k	£37k
31/12/2024	£17k	£16k
31/12/2023	£29k	£50k
31/12/2022	£126k	£15k
31/12/2021	£10k	£18k

Common questions

Is LLEWELLYN EDWARDS BELL RESTORATION FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased significantly to £909,212, driven by a £650,000 legacy from Ann Abrahams. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £789,386 against total net assets of £909,212, with no stated reserves policy target to compare against. The trustees report that the large bequest allows for larger grants in future years, indicating strong financial resources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUST	1	£24k
Newcomen Collett Educational Foundation	1	£14k
The Patricia Routledge Foundation	1	£8k
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976	1	£900
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SUFFOLK GUILD OF RINGERS FOR THE DIOCESE OF ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH.

THE SUFFOLK GUILD OF RINGERS FOR THE DIOCESE OF ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH income £290k
SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORAL FOUNDATION income £407k
CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL RESTORATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST CIO income £1.4m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. WERBURGH, WEMBURY income £83k
SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS' ENDOWMENT FUND income £112k
THE BEDFORDSHIRE AND HERTFORDSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST income £304k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LLEWELLYN EDWARDS BELL RESTORATION FUND	£668k	—	unclear	0.0%	no doubt
THE SUFFOLK GUILD OF RINGERS FOR THE DIOCESE OF ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH FY2025	£290k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORAL FOUNDATION FY2025	£407k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL RESTORATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST CIO FY2025	£1.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. WERBURGH, WEMBURY FY2025	£83k	—	unclear	—	noted
SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS' ENDOWMENT FUND FY2025	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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