THE WORCESTERSHIRE AND DISTRICTS CHANGE RINGING ASSOCIATION BELFRY REPAIRS FUND

Registered charity 505098 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the charity are set out in rule 2 of the Rules of the Belfry Repairs Fund and are as follows:The object of the Fund shall be to advance the Christian Religion by providing grants towards repairs, renovation (excluding ropes) or augmentations of existing rings of bells and the installation of sound control apparatus in towers within the Associations area

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE FUND SHALL BE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY PROVIDING GRANTS TOWARDS NEW RINGS OF BELLS, THE REPAIR, RENOVATION (EXCLUDING ROPES) OR AUGMENTATION OF EXISTING RINGS OF BELLS, THE TRANSFER OF RINGS OF BELLS, AND THE INSTALLATION OF SOUND CONTROL APPARATUS PROVIDED IN TOWERS WITHIN THE ASSOCIATION'S AREA. GRANTS MAY ALSO BE PROVIDED TOWARDS MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS AND BASIC MAINTENANCE UNDERTAKEN BY PROFESSIONAL BELL HANGING COMPANIES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Registered contact address: Worcester, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £137,065 at year-end 2024, driven largely by a £57,626 legacy. The charity reported a net surplus of £59,622 for the year, with unrestricted monetary assets held in deposit and current accounts.

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 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Social media 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Tennant
• Darran Ricks
• Diane Awkati
• JAMES MORT
• James Stanton
• Kate Collingwood
• Laura Homer
• PROFESSOR ALISON HODGE MBE
• Paul Mills
• Paul Smith
• Rachel Page
• Rev David Hildred · trustee of 2 other charities
• Robin Walker
• STUART PIPER
• Sarah Haynes

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Common questions

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE KENT COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF CHANGE RINGERS' BELL RESTORATION FUND.

• THE KENT COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF CHANGE RINGERS' BELL RESTORATION FUND income £60k
• THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION OF CHANGE RINGERS BELL FUND income £12k
• THE BEDFORDSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS income £33k
• MIDDLESEX COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS BELL RESTORATION FUND income £28k
• The Mobile Belfries Trust income £38k
• THE COVENTRY DIOCESAN GUILD OF CHURCH BELLRINGERS BELL REPAIR FUND income £34k

Side by side with its peers

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