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2020-12-31-accounts

THE BATH & WELLS DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION OF CHANGE RINGERS (Founded 31st May 1890)

TREASURER’S REPORT

Despite everything it has actually been an active year for the Association accounts. I am pleased to say that the decision was made to open the general fund to supporting the Association during the pandemic with the launch of the return to ringing scheme. A number of applications have been approved with a few payments being made before the winter lockdown. An important change has been made to the financial year for the Association – it will now run from 1 January – 31 December starting from 2021. Subs are now due by end March. Please note that the accounts set out below are for 14 months.

Liz Lane, Association Treasurer

GENERAL FUND - INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
Year ended 31st October 2019
201
8
INCOME
201
9
201
8
EXPENDITURE
£
13,53
0
Branch Membership & Badge
Sales
20,1
76
150
Central Council Subscription
0
(less Branch Expenses)
0
1,18
1
Central Council Reps
Expenses
0
(less Branch Ringing World
Notices)
0
136
Ringing World Notices -
Association
13,5
30
20,1
76
95
Expenses: Gen Sec -
administration
0
Gen Sec -
Membership
1,73
4
Peal Booking Fees
1,75
2
0
Treasurer
15
Sales of Report and Badges
51
79
Peal Sec & Asst
0
Advertising
0
0
Report Editor
0
Donation via General Fund
80
0
Education Oficer
102
Bank Interest Received
113
0
Dep Education
Oficer
Sale of Books
0
25
Webmaster
2,47
7
Cost of Annual Report (2,100
copies)
0
Other (back year subs)
355
Insurance Public Liability
2,20
0
Training
10
Central Council Library
Subscription
0
Purchase of Association
badges
0
Other (incl subs overpaid)
13,0
00
Transfers to Bell Fund
19,6
98
Total Expenditure
1538
1
Total Income
22,1
72
-
4,31
7
Surplus Income over
Expenditure
15,3
81
2019
£
200
200
126
90
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,652
350
3,800
10
0
129
0
7,557
14,61
5
22,17
2
1
GENERAL FUND – BALANCE SHEET GENERAL FUND – BALANCE SHEET GENERAL FUND – BALANCE SHEET GENERAL FUND – BALANCE SHEET GENERAL FUND – BALANCE SHEET
As at 31st October 2019
201 LIABILITIES 201 2018 ASSETS 2019
8 9
£ £ £ £
Accumulated Fund: Cash:
21,4 Balance at 1st 17,1 16,944 Natwest Bank - Current 31,752
49 November 2018 64
- Less excess of 14,6 0 Cash in hand - Treasurer 0
4,31 expenditure 15
7
0
0 Cash in Hand - Books 0
220 Ringing World Account 95
0 3.5% War Loan 0
17,1 Balance at 31st October 31,7 21,429 31,847
32 2019 79
Memb 2018 Members, Deduct Dedu Net Net
ers in compar Associate Expens ct RW Receip Receip
2018 ed to Members & es Notic ts ts
2019 HLMs at 31st Claime es
October 2019 d
BRANCH No £ £ £ £ %
2,000.0
Axbridge 199 1 200 2,000.00 0.00 0 100
1,000.0
Bath 134 -34 100 1,000.00 0.00 0 100
1,400.0
Bridgwater 129 11 140 1,400.00 0.00 0 100
1,760.0
Cary 176 0 176 1,760.00 0.00 0 100
1,680.0
Chew 174 -6 168 1,680.00 0.00 0 100
1,180.0
Crewkerne 102 16 118 1,180.00 0.00 0 100
1,750.0
Dunster 170 5 175 1,750.00 0.00 0 100
1,390.0
Frome 142 -3 139 1,390.00 0.00 0 100
Glaston 95 -12 83 830.00 0.00 830.00 100
1,630.0
Ilchester 157 6 163 1,630.00 0.00 0 100
2,430.0
Taunton 255 -17 243 2,430.00 0.00 0 100
Non-
Resident
HLMs 1 0 1 10.00 10.00
1,71
Totals 1,717 2 8 17,180 0.00 0.00 17,180 100

Bell Fund Trustees’ Report 2020 Again, despite everything a number of projects have completed this year and grants paid. In particular, the work at Bridgwater is complete which is a great achievement. The fund has

2

been boosted this year by a generous bequest from Robert Davis of Sutton Montis, for which we are grateful.

On behalf of the Trustees, I would like to thank all those making donations or involved in fund raising activities.

Liz Lane, Treasurer to the Trustees

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION OF CHANGE RINGERS BELL FUND FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2020

Title of the Charity

The Bath and Wells Diocesan Association of Change Ringers Bell Fund. Charity Registration Number 273962. Inland Revenue Reference XN 44116

Objectives

  1. The provision of grants towards the repair, renovation or augmentation of bells and their fittings (excluding ropes or masonry).

  2. The provision of a free advisory service on the maintenance and repair of church bell installations.

  3. The provision of instruction to bands of ringers in order to promote the art of church bell ringing.

Beneficial Area

The Diocese of Bath & Wells

Governing Instrument

Rule 12 (formerly Rule 11 until 1980 and as amended 19 April 1976) of the rules of the Bath & Wells Diocesan Association of Change Ringers, which states:

‘A Bell Fund shall be administered by the General Committee to provide grants towards the repair, renovation or augmentations of bells and fittings (excluding ropes or masonry), advisory service expenses and instruction fees. Applications for assistance from the Bell Fund should be made to the General Secretary by incumbents or PCC Secretaries.’

Trustees

The General Committee of the Association for the time being as listed on page 2 of the Association Annual Report.

Treasurer

The Treasurer of the Association, Ms E.Lane, 17 Starrs Close, Axbridge, BS26 2BZ, is also Treasurer of the Bell Fund on behalf of the Trustees.

BELL FUND – INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST December 2020

(Registered Charity No 273962)

2019 INCOME 2020 2019 EXPENDITURE 2020
£ £ £ £
Covenants & Gift Aid Insurance - Tower
52 Standing Orders 52 * Advisers 359
Tax refund on
Covenants & Gift Expenses - Tower
0 Aid 0 0 Advisers 0
Expenses - General
5,965 Afiliation Fees 5,980 0 Secretary 0
Expenses – Treasurer
572 Interest Received 582 0 (Pens) 0
Training Days net Grants to Towers -see
0 proceeds 0 separate list 29,233
CDs, Car Stickers
82 & Sweatshirts 210 0 Cost of Sweatshirts 0
Refund of fees/quota
0 Legacies 5,000 18,619 payments 0
15 Other (Quota 15

3

payments in error)
Donations -see
3,482 separate list 4,093
Quarter Peal
620 Month 620
-
Transfers from Surplus (defcit) for the 13,67
General Fund 0 -7,832 year 5
15,91
10,788 15,916 10,788 6
*Cost will show in next
year’s account as paid
by personal account not
recovered in year
BELL FUND - BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST December 2020
2019 LIABILITIES 2020 2019 ASSETS 2020
£ £ £ £
Accumulated
Fund: Cash:
106,60 Balance at 1st Natwest Bank - Current
7 November 2019 98,773 98,773 Account 85,095
Surplus (defcit) Natwest Bank - Capital
-7,832 for the year -13,675 0 Reserve A/C 0
CBF 421 422 CBF Deposit Account 424
0 Fixed Rate Bond 0
0 Cash in Hand 0
Balance at 31st 85,51
99,194 December 2020 85,519 99,195 9
NOTIFICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED THAT WORK HAS STARTED IN TOWERS
WHERE THE COMMITMENT IS 25,142
DONATIONS TO THE BELL
FUND £
Axbridge Branch Chew Branch
50/50 club 1,000
Crewke
rne
Branch
Bath
Branc
h Dunster Branch
Frome Branch
Bridg
water
Branc
h
Glaston Branch
Cary Branch
Branch donation 208

4

Skittles 201 Ilchester Branch
409 Branch donation 300
Taunton Branch
Branch lottery 1,332
Quarter Peal (pre lockdown) 250
D Bromwich 300
Richard Cook
Funeral donation 212
R.W Davis legacy 5,000
TOTAL 5,512
GRANTS PAID TO CONTINGENT LIABILITIES -
TOWERS £ OUTSTANDING GRANTS
Bridgwater 17,000 Goathurt 4,735
Leigh on Mendip 4,750 Marksbury 2,680
4,3
Publow 50 Stanton Drew 650
Locking 588 Monksilver 5,540
Pitminster 2,545 Pylle 540
Sutton Montis 5,052
Nunney 5,745
Taunton St James 200
25,14
29,233 2

BALANCE AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE GRANTS

Cash at Bank & in hand per Balance Sheet 85,519 Less Outstanding Grants -25,142 Income Reserve 60,377

5

Balance Available for Future
Grants 2020 2019 2016 2017 2018
Cash at Bank & in Hand £ £ £ £ £
85,5 107,02
per Balance Sheet 19 99,194 95,415 83,853 6
less Outstanding 25,1 47,406
Commitments 42 51,680 48,180 32,105
60,3 59,585
Balance Available 77 47,564 47,235 51,748

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the Bath and Wells Diocesan Association of Change Ringers’ Bell Fund

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31st December 2020

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43 (7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of Independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes considerations of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

  1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements

  2. To keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the act and

  3. To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the act, have not been met: or

  4. to which in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Anna Hallett Westonzoyland, 21th February 2021

-wells.org

for the most up-to-date information on all Association and Branch activities and other details

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THE BATH & WELLS DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION OF CHANGE RINGERS (Founded 31st May 1890)

TREASURER’S REPORT

Despite everything it has actually been an active year for the Association accounts. I am pleased to say that the decision was made to open the general fund to supporting the Association during the pandemic with the launch of the return to ringing scheme. A number of applications have been approved with a few payments being made before the winter lockdown. An important change has been made to the financial year for the Association – it will now run from 1 January – 31 December starting from 2021. Subs are now due by end March. Please note that the accounts set out below are for 14 months.

Liz Lane, Association Treasurer

GENERAL FUND - INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
Year ended 31st October 2019
201
8
INCOME
201
9
201
8
EXPENDITURE
£
13,53
0
Branch Membership & Badge
Sales
20,1
76
150
Central Council Subscription
0
(less Branch Expenses)
0
1,18
1
Central Council Reps
Expenses
0
(less Branch Ringing World
Notices)
0
136
Ringing World Notices -
Association
13,5
30
20,1
76
95
Expenses: Gen Sec -
administration
0
Gen Sec -
Membership
1,73
4
Peal Booking Fees
1,75
2
0
Treasurer
15
Sales of Report and Badges
51
79
Peal Sec & Asst
0
Advertising
0
0
Report Editor
0
Donation via General Fund
80
0
Education Oficer
102
Bank Interest Received
113
0
Dep Education
Oficer
Sale of Books
0
25
Webmaster
2,47
7
Cost of Annual Report (2,100
copies)
0
Other (back year subs)
355
Insurance Public Liability
2,20
0
Training
10
Central Council Library
Subscription
0
Purchase of Association
badges
0
Other (incl subs overpaid)
13,0
00
Transfers to Bell Fund
19,6
98
Total Expenditure
1538
1
Total Income
22,1
72
-
4,31
7
Surplus Income over
Expenditure
15,3
81
2019
£
200
200
126
90
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,652
350
3,800
10
0
129
0
7,557
14,61
5
22,17
2
1
GENERAL FUND – BALANCE SHEET GENERAL FUND – BALANCE SHEET GENERAL FUND – BALANCE SHEET GENERAL FUND – BALANCE SHEET GENERAL FUND – BALANCE SHEET
As at 31st October 2019
201 LIABILITIES 201 2018 ASSETS 2019
8 9
£ £ £ £
Accumulated Fund: Cash:
21,4 Balance at 1st 17,1 16,944 Natwest Bank - Current 31,752
49 November 2018 64
- Less excess of 14,6 0 Cash in hand - Treasurer 0
4,31 expenditure 15
7
0
0 Cash in Hand - Books 0
220 Ringing World Account 95
0 3.5% War Loan 0
17,1 Balance at 31st October 31,7 21,429 31,847
32 2019 79
Memb 2018 Members, Deduct Dedu Net Net
ers in compar Associate Expens ct RW Receip Receip
2018 ed to Members & es Notic ts ts
2019 HLMs at 31st Claime es
October 2019 d
BRANCH No £ £ £ £ %
2,000.0
Axbridge 199 1 200 2,000.00 0.00 0 100
1,000.0
Bath 134 -34 100 1,000.00 0.00 0 100
1,400.0
Bridgwater 129 11 140 1,400.00 0.00 0 100
1,760.0
Cary 176 0 176 1,760.00 0.00 0 100
1,680.0
Chew 174 -6 168 1,680.00 0.00 0 100
1,180.0
Crewkerne 102 16 118 1,180.00 0.00 0 100
1,750.0
Dunster 170 5 175 1,750.00 0.00 0 100
1,390.0
Frome 142 -3 139 1,390.00 0.00 0 100
Glaston 95 -12 83 830.00 0.00 830.00 100
1,630.0
Ilchester 157 6 163 1,630.00 0.00 0 100
2,430.0
Taunton 255 -17 243 2,430.00 0.00 0 100
Non-
Resident
HLMs 1 0 1 10.00 10.00
1,71
Totals 1,717 2 8 17,180 0.00 0.00 17,180 100

Bell Fund Trustees’ Report 2020 Again, despite everything a number of projects have completed this year and grants paid. In particular, the work at Bridgwater is complete which is a great achievement. The fund has

2

been boosted this year by a generous bequest from Robert Davis of Sutton Montis, for which we are grateful.

On behalf of the Trustees, I would like to thank all those making donations or involved in fund raising activities.

Liz Lane, Treasurer to the Trustees

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION OF CHANGE RINGERS BELL FUND FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2020

Title of the Charity

The Bath and Wells Diocesan Association of Change Ringers Bell Fund. Charity Registration Number 273962. Inland Revenue Reference XN 44116

Objectives

  1. The provision of grants towards the repair, renovation or augmentation of bells and their fittings (excluding ropes or masonry).

  2. The provision of a free advisory service on the maintenance and repair of church bell installations.

  3. The provision of instruction to bands of ringers in order to promote the art of church bell ringing.

Beneficial Area

The Diocese of Bath & Wells

Governing Instrument

Rule 12 (formerly Rule 11 until 1980 and as amended 19 April 1976) of the rules of the Bath & Wells Diocesan Association of Change Ringers, which states:

‘A Bell Fund shall be administered by the General Committee to provide grants towards the repair, renovation or augmentations of bells and fittings (excluding ropes or masonry), advisory service expenses and instruction fees. Applications for assistance from the Bell Fund should be made to the General Secretary by incumbents or PCC Secretaries.’

Trustees

The General Committee of the Association for the time being as listed on page 2 of the Association Annual Report.

Treasurer

The Treasurer of the Association, Ms E.Lane, 17 Starrs Close, Axbridge, BS26 2BZ, is also Treasurer of the Bell Fund on behalf of the Trustees.

BELL FUND – INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST December 2020

(Registered Charity No 273962)

2019 INCOME 2020 2019 EXPENDITURE 2020
£ £ £ £
Covenants & Gift Aid Insurance - Tower
52 Standing Orders 52 * Advisers 359
Tax refund on
Covenants & Gift Expenses - Tower
0 Aid 0 0 Advisers 0
Expenses - General
5,965 Afiliation Fees 5,980 0 Secretary 0
Expenses – Treasurer
572 Interest Received 582 0 (Pens) 0
Training Days net Grants to Towers -see
0 proceeds 0 separate list 29,233
CDs, Car Stickers
82 & Sweatshirts 210 0 Cost of Sweatshirts 0
Refund of fees/quota
0 Legacies 5,000 18,619 payments 0
15 Other (Quota 15

3

payments in error)
Donations -see
3,482 separate list 4,093
Quarter Peal
620 Month 620
-
Transfers from Surplus (defcit) for the 13,67
General Fund 0 -7,832 year 5
15,91
10,788 15,916 10,788 6
*Cost will show in next
year’s account as paid
by personal account not
recovered in year
BELL FUND - BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST December 2020
2019 LIABILITIES 2020 2019 ASSETS 2020
£ £ £ £
Accumulated
Fund: Cash:
106,60 Balance at 1st Natwest Bank - Current
7 November 2019 98,773 98,773 Account 85,095
Surplus (defcit) Natwest Bank - Capital
-7,832 for the year -13,675 0 Reserve A/C 0
CBF 421 422 CBF Deposit Account 424
0 Fixed Rate Bond 0
0 Cash in Hand 0
Balance at 31st 85,51
99,194 December 2020 85,519 99,195 9
NOTIFICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED THAT WORK HAS STARTED IN TOWERS
WHERE THE COMMITMENT IS 25,142
DONATIONS TO THE BELL
FUND £
Axbridge Branch Chew Branch
50/50 club 1,000
Crewke
rne
Branch
Bath
Branc
h Dunster Branch
Frome Branch
Bridg
water
Branc
h
Glaston Branch
Cary Branch
Branch donation 208

4

Skittles 201 Ilchester Branch
409 Branch donation 300
Taunton Branch
Branch lottery 1,332
Quarter Peal (pre lockdown) 250
D Bromwich 300
Richard Cook
Funeral donation 212
R.W Davis legacy 5,000
TOTAL 5,512
GRANTS PAID TO CONTINGENT LIABILITIES -
TOWERS £ OUTSTANDING GRANTS
Bridgwater 17,000 Goathurt 4,735
Leigh on Mendip 4,750 Marksbury 2,680
4,3
Publow 50 Stanton Drew 650
Locking 588 Monksilver 5,540
Pitminster 2,545 Pylle 540
Sutton Montis 5,052
Nunney 5,745
Taunton St James 200
25,14
29,233 2

BALANCE AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE GRANTS

Cash at Bank & in hand per Balance Sheet 85,519 Less Outstanding Grants -25,142 Income Reserve 60,377

5

Balance Available for Future
Grants 2020 2019 2016 2017 2018
Cash at Bank & in Hand £ £ £ £ £
85,5 107,02
per Balance Sheet 19 99,194 95,415 83,853 6
less Outstanding 25,1 47,406
Commitments 42 51,680 48,180 32,105
60,3 59,585
Balance Available 77 47,564 47,235 51,748

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the Bath and Wells Diocesan Association of Change Ringers’ Bell Fund

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31st December 2020

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43 (7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of Independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes considerations of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

  1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements

  2. To keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the act and

  3. To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the act, have not been met: or

  4. to which in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Anna Hallett Westonzoyland, 21th February 2021

-wells.org

for the most up-to-date information on all Association and Branch activities and other details

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Respective respoDsibilitiu of the tn￿le￿ examiner As the charilies trustees vou are resFKmsible for the preparntion of the accou￿. you consider thai the audil requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Ath 1993 (Ihe Acl) docs not apply. It is my reswibility to stale. on the b&sis of procedures s￿CIfIed in the General DirectiorLs given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7Xb) of the Act. wlthr tmrticular matters hav¢ come io my atlcnlion. BSSAS of independent examiDer's report My examination w&s carried out in accordance with thc Genernl Directions given by the Charity Commi&sioners. An e￿￿ninatIon inclth a review of the aLYounling records kepl by the charity and a comFwison of the accounts presented with those records. It 8150 iff lud¢s considerations of amy unusual items or disclosures in ihe ￿COUn￿ and seeking explanalion from you as trU￿ceS concerning any such matters. The pr(Kdures uNlertaken do not w)vide all cvidcncc that would be required in an audiL and consequendy I do noi express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Indetrndeni Ekiminer'5 Ststemeni In comlection with my eKqmination. no mattr h&s come lo my attention: which gives me rc&wnable causc to believe that in any maierial respeci the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 ol- the ALI and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requArements of the Aci have noi been met. or z to whiclL in my opinion. atteniion should IK drawn in order to enable a prO￿r understa￿ling of the accounts ￿ be reached.