THE OXFORD DIOCESAN BELL FUND

Charity number: 268390
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Using the income from investment to make grants towards the maintance of church bells within the Diocese of Oxford

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £44,923
Total expenditure: £12,035

People

8 Trustee(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:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Bracknell Forest
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Reading
  • Slough
  • West Berkshire
  • Windsor And Maidenhead
  • Wokingham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 November 1974: Standard registration
  • 21 January 2020: Funds received from 284053 OXFORD DIOCESAN GUILD OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS RESTO...
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ALAN MARCHBANK Chair 11 May 2011
None on record
JONATHAN DENNISS CHAMBERLAIN Trustee 11 March 2017
None on record
STUART GIBSON Trustee 14 October 2011
None on record
CATHERINE LANE Trustee 14 October 2011
None on record
KEN DAVENPORT Trustee 27 May 2011
None on record
BRIAN JAMES GATWARD Trustee 11 May 2011
None on record
GRAHAM CLIFTON Trustee 11 May 2011
None on record
STUART FREDERICK GIBSON Trustee 13 March 2010
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £10.01k £11.69k £31.53k £39.99k £44.92k
Total expenditure £28.64k £18.23k £43.93k £1.74k £12.04k
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 2023 13 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023

(These accounts
have been qualified)

13 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 20 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 06 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 06 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 23 January 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 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 AND RULES DATED 21ST SEPTEMBER 1974

Charitable objects

TO COLLECT AND RAISE SUMS OF MONEY AND TO APPLY THE INCOME ARISING FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH SUMS IN OR TOWARDS THE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND RENEWAL OF THE CHURCH BELLS IN THE DIOCESE OF OXFORD.

Area of benefit

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

DIOCESE OF OXFORD

Contact information

Address:
The Croft
Milton Hill
Steventon
Abingdon
OX13 6BD
Phone:
07802261432
Email:
treasurer@odg.org.uk
Website:

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