# CHESTER DIOCESAN GUILD OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1148441
- **Other names:** CHESTER DG
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Aug. 6, 2012
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1148441


## Contact

- **Address:** 4 BARLEY CASTLE CLOSE, APPLETON THORN, WARRINGTON
- **Postcode:** WA4 4SA
- **Phone:** 01625523962
- **Email:** bob-pollyk@tiscali.co.uk
- **Website:** www.chesterdg.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION ,IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:A) PROMOTING AND FOSTERING THE RINGING OF BELLS FOR CHRISTIAN PRAYER, WORSHIP AND CELEBRATION;B) PROMOTING AND FOSTERING THE RINGING OF BELLS ON OCCASIONS OF NATIONAL OR LOCAL COMMEMORATION, CELEBRATION OR MOURNING; ANDC) THE PROVISION, PRESERVATION, RESTORATION AND AUGMENTATION OF BELLS AND THEIR FITTINGS, INCLUDING ANY WHICH ARE REDUNDANT.2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ALL ASPECTS OF BELL RINGING AND MAINTENANCE

**Activities:** Training in the art of church bell ringing.Training in church bell maintenance.Arranging and running practice meetings for church bell ringers.Arranging and running church bell ringing competitions.Arranging church bell ringing for special events and commemorations.Providing grants towards the preservation, restoration, and augmentation of church bells and their fittings.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Derbyshire
- Halton
- Stockport
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Warrington
- Wirral



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £16384 | £17141 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £11353 | £2463 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £8907 | £8108 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £7175 | £2791 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £7308 | £25203 | — | — |



## Trustees

- David Thomas Glynne Jones — appointed Oct. 8, 2022
- Gillian Sandra Caulfield-Pleavin — appointed Oct. 8, 2022
- JOCELYN ANNE SQUIRES — appointed May 11, 2024
- PAMELA THOMSON — appointed Oct. 18, 2023