DEVON CHURCH BELL RESTORATION FUND – (Charity Number 276490)
During 2024 ten projects have been completed for a total of £29,200. Inspections were completed at 12 different churches across the county and several applications forms were sent and received. We held our usual two meetings during the year on 26[th] March and 18[th] October. An initiative that has been revisited this year was to write to all the PCC’s in the Exeter Diocese asking for donations to the fund. This was achieved with the help of Neil Williams who is the Director of Finance for the Diocese and has proved very fruitful having received over £3,300 from 87 different PCC’s.
The Trustees have paid due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. The aim of the Devon Church Bell Restoration Fund remains to provide financial assistance to churches in the County of Devon and Diocese of Exeter for the purpose of restoring, maintaining and improving their bell installations, so as to ensure their continuing use for religious purposes and for the ongoing development of the cultural art of English church bell ringing. Though bells are housed predominantly in premises of the Church of England the practice of church bell ringing is open to all regardless of age, creed or culture; and being a very public instrument may be heard by all.
Income Received – £29,132
Some notable amounts are as follows:
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£8,370 - the Smale Bequest Investment Portfolio
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£1,822 - Bank Interest
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£9,844 - Guild of Devonshire Ringers and its Branches including £1,065 from the joint Assoc & Guild calendar sales
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£1,940 - Devon Association
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£3,327 - Letter to PCC’s
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£1,000 - Legacy from Jane Doidge (Whitchurch, Tavistock)
Grants Paid in 2024 - £29,200 for 11 Projects
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£800 to Tedburn St Mary to have a new bell pad and overhaul of clappers and bearings
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£1,250 to Colaton Raleigh to refurbish two headstocks and overhaul the bearings and clappers
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£6,250 to Bigbury to have their six bells rehung in a reconditioned frame with all new fittings
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£2,100 to Tawstock to have the frame repainted and the wheels renovated
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£1,900 to Sidmouth to have the frame repainted and new mesh walkways around the bells
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£500 to Exminster to have a new rope guide fitted
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£950 to Uplyme to have the frame repainted and two clappers rebushed
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£6,800 to Kingswear to augment the existing ring of 3 to a ring of 6
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£6,250 to Wembury to have their six bells rehung in the existing frame with all new fittings
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£2,400 to Tiverton, St Peter for a general overhaul ahead of the 100[th] anniversary of the bells
Grants Offered in 2024 (not yet paid) - £33,620 for 7 Projects
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£6,500 - Halberton – replace headstocks, clappers, bearings and tuning
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£10,300 - Oakford – full rehang in new frame with all new fittings and tuning
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£5,900 - Coldridge - rehang in existing frame with all new fittings and tuning
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£5,900 - Rose Ash - complete rehang in original restored frame
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£2,100 - Holsworthy - replace clappers, crown staples and main bearings, refurb the gudgeons
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£1,350 - Holne - to overhaul the bearings to all but 4[th] and rebuild wheels to all but 5[th]
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£1,570 - Roborough - to have the frame stabilised
Grants Offered pre 2024 but not Paid - £16,550 for 3 Projects
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Hatherleigh - £8,100 - Complete rehang
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Marlborough - £7,200 – Rehang in existing refurbished frame
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Talaton - £1,250 - to have the frame repainted
There are a further 4 application forms that have been sent out but not yet returned.
Total uncommitted funds at 31 December 2024 = £16,364.
Committee Members and Trustees for 2024 - 2025
Secretary: Janet Deem, 7a, Salterton Road, Exmouth, EX8 2BR (01395 272444; dcbrf72@gmail.com), David Hird (Chairman), Elaine Grant (Treasurer) dcbrftreasurer@gmail.com, Andrew Cleave (2025), Graham Sharland, Ian Smith, James Steer (2024) and Alena Wardle.
Janet Deem
Devon Church Bell Restoration Fund
(Registered Charity No: 276490)
Accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2024
Statement of Financial Activities
Income & Expenditure Account
| Statement of Financial Activities Income & Expenditure Account |
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| INCOME Guild of Devonshire Ringers and its Branches Devon Association of Ringers Donation Button (via CAF) Other Donations and Fundraising TOTAL DONATIONS Tax Refunds (Gift Aid) Bank Interest Investment Income (Smale Bequest) TOTAL INCOME EXPENDITURE Grants to Bell Restoration Projects: Tiverton St Paul Sampford Peverell Stoodleigh Huntshaw Holcombe Burnell Tedburn St Mary Colaton Raleigh Bigbury Tawstock Sidmouth Exminster Uplyme Kingswear Wembury Tiverton St Peter GRANTS PAID ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Auditor's Honorarium TOTAL EXPENDITURE GAINS (LOSSES) Income less expenditure Increase (Decrease) in value of investments NET GAIN (LOSS) |
2024 2023 £ £ 9844 4804 1940 2121 241 947 6355 2852 |
| 18380 10724 560 407 1822 1339 8370 9363 |
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| 29132 21833 |
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| 300 380 600 3700 1500 800 1250 6250 2100 1900 500 950 6800 6250 2400 |
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| 29200 6480 25 25 |
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| 29225 6505 |
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| (93) 15328 12374 4351 |
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| 12281 19679 |