THE GLOUCESTER AND BRISTOL DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS

Charity number: 281431
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Support and encourage full-circle church bell ringing. Provide financial support to appropriate belfry restoration projects in affiliated churches.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £29,547
Total expenditure: £9,140

People

21 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City
  • Gloucestershire
  • South Gloucestershire
  • Swindon
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 November 1980: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • G AND B D A (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

21 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Roger Haynes Chair 25 April 2020
None on record
Bridget Lazenby Trustee 22 April 2023
None on record
FIONA ANNE HARTLEY Trustee 02 April 2022
None on record
Daniel Peter Knight Trustee 30 November 2021
None on record
Simon William Edwards Trustee 17 April 2021
None on record
Anthony Bulteel Trustee 14 November 2020
None on record
Robert George Blandon Trustee 14 November 2020
None on record
Christopher Kinghorn Cooper Trustee 14 November 2020
None on record
Richard Austen While Trustee 25 April 2020
None on record
Gregory James Mulford Jones Trustee 10 November 2019
None on record
Alison Holliday Trustee 10 November 2019
None on record
Linda Emily Gittings Trustee 30 November 2018
None on record
Tom Edgeworth Trustee 10 November 2017
None on record
Chris Povey Trustee 10 November 2016
EVESHAM ABBEY BELL TOWER APPEAL TRUST
Received: On time
JENNI JUDSON Trustee 12 February 2012
None on record
MR R CLIVE Trustee
None on record
DEREK JOHN HARBOTTLE Trustee
TEWKESBURY ALMSHOUSE TRUST
Received: On time
MR P TWENTYMAN Trustee
None on record
JOHN ANDREW IRVING Trustee
None on record
BILL NASH Trustee
None on record
MARK BRYAN DAVIES Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £31.13k £28.74k £25.21k £25.66k £29.55k
Total expenditure £30.31k £28.07k £21.84k £23.06k £9.14k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 October 2023 31 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 31 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 28 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 28 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 22 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 22 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 29 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2019 17 February 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 17 February 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 24TH APRIL 1965 AND AMENDED 28TH APRIL 1973, 20TH APRIL 1974, 16TH APRIL 1977 AND 12TH APRIL 1980

Charitable objects

1. TO PROMOTE THE RINGING OF BELLS FOR DIVINE SERVICE. 2. TO PRACTISE RINGING TO OBTAIN A HIGHER STANDARD OF RINGING. 3. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CHANGE RINGING. 4. TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY WAY OF GRANTS TO AFFILIATED CHURCH AUTHORITIES INCURRING EXPENDITURE ON THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE OR IMPROVEMENT OF THEIR BELLS AND BELL INSTALLATION.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THE FORMER COUNTY OF AVON

Contact information

Address:
38 Ampney Crucis
CIRENCESTER
Gloucestershire
GL7 5SF
Phone:
01285851557
Email:
No information available
Website:

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