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THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION OF CHANGE RINGERS BELL FUND

Registered charity 273962 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. Recognition of the true position of ringers as church workers & the encouragement of ringing for Divine Service.2. Promotion of the Art of Change Ringing - giving instruction to bands of ringers desiring it.3. Provision of an Advisory Service on the maintenance and restoration of church bells & fittings.4. Promotion of order & fellowship between ringers.

Objects

1. THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TOWARDS THE REPAIR, RENOVATION OR AUGMENTATION OF BELLS AND THEIR FITTINGS (EXCLUDING ROPES OR MASONRY). 2. THE PROVISION OF A FREE ADVISORY SERVICE ON THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF CHURCH BELL INSTALLATIONS. 3. THE PROVISION OF INSTRUCTION TO BANDS OF RINGERS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE ART OF CHURCH BELL RINGING.

Area of benefit: DIOCESE OF BATH AND WELLS

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
£42k
Latest spending
£4k
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the fund's cash balance increased significantly, rising from £73,213 in 2023 to £111,767 in 2024, driven by a £30,000 transfer from the General Fund and a 24% increase in other income. The fund reports a surplus for the year and maintains sufficient cash to cover outstanding grant liabilities of £31,750, leaving a balance available of £80,017 for future grants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Dorset · North Somerset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£42k£4k
31/12/2023£10k£37k
31/12/2022£8k£8k
31/12/2021£29k£14k
31/12/2020£29k£16k

Common questions

Is THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION OF CHANGE RINGERS BELL FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the fund's cash balance increased significantly, rising from £73,213 in 2023 to £111,767 in 2024, driven by a £30,000 transfer from the General Fund and a 24% increase in other income. The fund reports a surplus for the year and maintains sufficient cash to cover outstanding grant liabilities of £31,750, leaving a balance available of £80,017 for future grants. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.