THE ESSEX ASSOCIATION OF CHANGE RINGERS

Registered charity 292250 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as E A C R

(a) To further the work of the Church by the ringing of bells and to promote all aspects of the same. (b) The advancement of the education of the public in the art and science of bellringing, by promoting and encouraging the practice of bellringing and by supporting the recruitment, training and development of bellringers.

Objects

(1) TO FURTHER THE WORK OF THE CHURCH BY THE RINGING OF BELLS AND TO PROMOTE ALL ASPECTS OF THE SAME. (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BELL RINGING, BY PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING THE PRACTICE OF BELLRINGING AND BY SUPPORTING THE RECRUITMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF BELLRINGERS.

Area of benefit: ESSEX

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Chelmsford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased by £5,803 to stand at £474,447, with the General Fund running a small deficit of £45. Per the trustees' report, the overall financial picture is described as one of a strong, sound running charity with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• NIGEL STEPHEN DEREK TAYLORchair
• Andrew patrick Brewster
• Anthony J Bloomfield
• COLIN FRANCIS CHAPMAN
• David George Newton
• Elizabeth Emma Johnson
• FREDERICK JOSEPH PATRICK BONE
• Ian James Culham
• Jonathan Robert Slack
• Julia Veronica Taylor
• Matthew Stuart Brown
• Michael Roy Worboys
• STEPHEN JAMES NASH
• STEVEN JOHN ASHLEY

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION OF CHANGE RINGERS BELL FUND.

• THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION OF CHANGE RINGERS BELL FUND income £12k
• CENTRAL COUNCIL OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS income £146k
• THE ASSOCIATION OF RINGING TEACHERS: A.R.T income £67k
• THE RINGING WORLD LIMITED income £349k
• The Mobile Belfries Trust income £38k
• THE KENT COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF CHANGE RINGERS' BELL RESTORATION FUND income £60k

Side by side with its peers

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