THE SUFFOLK GUILD OF RINGERS FOR THE DIOCESE OF ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH

Charity Number: 266869
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The purpose of the charity is to promote and encourage the practice of bellringing; to recruit, train and encourage bellringers in the practice of their art; to cultivate the art of scientific change ringing; to promote and advise on the preservation, renovation and augmentation of bells in an efficient condition.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £29,015
Total expenditure: £11,440

People

4 Trustee(s)

680 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

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 December 1975: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE SUFFOLK GUILD OF RINGERS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Julian Colman Trustee 26 April 2025
None on record
Timothy Peter Hart Trustee 15 April 2023
None on record
Philip Mark Ogden Trustee 15 April 2023
None on record
Rev David John Everett Trustee 06 April 2004
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £16.71k £15.13k £50.15k £27.30k £29.02k
Total expenditure £10.49k £22.56k £10.79k £22.39k £11.44k
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 December 2024 03 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 03 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 25 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 28 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 28 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 04 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 06 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
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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 25TH OCTOBER 1975 AND AMENDED 17TH SEPTMBER 1977 21ST APRIL 1979, 25TH APRIL 1987 AND 9TH APRIL 1988 AND 21ST APRIL 1990 AND 19 OCTOBER 1996 AS AMENDED ON 06 APR 2002 AS AMENDED ON 26 APR 2003 AS AMENDED ON 17 APR 2004 AS AMENDED ON 22 APR 2006 AS AMENDED ON 05 APR 2008 AS AMENDED ON 18 APR 2009 AS AMENDED ON 10 APR 2010 AS AMENDED ON 06 APR 2013 AS AMENDED ON 22 APR 2017 as amended on 26 Apr 2003 as amended on 27 Apr 2019 as amended on 27 Apr 2019 as amended on 23 Apr 2022 as amended on 25 Jan 2023 as amended on 31 Jan 2023

Charitable objects

THE GUILD SHALL PROMOTE RINGING FOR DIVINE SERVICE WITHIN THE DIOCESE OF ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH BY: 1 PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING THE PRACTICE OF BELLRINGING. 2 SUPPORTING THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF BELLRINGERS. 3 CULTIVATING THE ART OF SCIENTIFIC RINGING. 4 PROMOTING AN APPRECIATION OF THE RINGING CHAMBER AS PART OF GOD'S HOUSE AND ENCOURAGING CARE AND ATTENTION TO ITS CLEANLINESS AND PROPER EQUIPMENT. 5 PROMOTING THE PRESERVATION OF BELLS IN AN EFFICIENT CONDITION, RECOMMENDING NECESSARY REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS AND PROVIDING RELIABLE INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE ON THE CONDITION OF THE BELLS AND THEIR FITTINGS. 6 SUPPORTING RESTORATION AND/OR AUGMENTATION.?

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
17 Jermyn Avenue
BURY ST. EDMUNDS
Suffolk
IP32 7LJ
Phone:
07786656723
Email:
secretary@suffolkbells.org.uk
Website:

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