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2023-10-31-accounts

Trustees’ Report for 2023

2023 Trustees’ Report Contents

  1. Highlights of 2023

  2. Review of Activities:

  3. 2.1 Grants,

  4. 2.2–2.7 Ringing Activities,

  5. 2.8 Tower of the Year,

  6. 2.9 Belfry Advisers,

  7. 2.10 Peals,

  8. 2.11 Financial,

  9. 2.12 Statistics

  10. 2.13 Library,

  11. 2.14 Handbells

  12. Legal, Administrative and Organisation

  13. Aims and Public Benefit Statement

1 Highlights of the Year

2023 has seen the coronation of a new monarch, His Majesty King Charles III. Ringers from all around our two Dioceses have been out there proclaiming this event by ringing out our Parish church bells. It has been another year where we have continued to be focused on rebuilding our bands following the disruption brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Management Committee have been able to hold in-person events over the course of 2023. We have continued to adapt and embrace new technology and now hold one of our regular MC meetings on Zoom. Both types of meeting allow all members to express their views and help shape the Association’s direction.

2023 has seen the membership remain around1,100, for the third year. We noted in 2020 that there was a potential risk of members not renewing their membership due to Covid-19. For the previous 20 years it has been either consistently above 1,300 or for three of those years in the high to mid 1,200s. Although Junior membership has now dropped some way below 100, with effort and encouragement it should, hopefully, be possible to increase it in the next year or two.

As ever, it is the enormously impactful work done by all within the Association’s branches that binds our ringing community and upholds our collective aims for the Association.

This year has seen 64 peals being rung for the Association, slightly down on last year. Within the G&B, this can be attributed in part to a continued reduction in prolific organisers and conductors, as well as an increasing number of peals rung by Members now being attributed to other societies. There have still been a number of NRLMs being elected this year, and many of the Association's keener peal ringers have seen no discernible drop in their G&B peal numbers. It remains to be seen whether peal numbers re-attain their pre-Covid levels.

Over the last twenty years we have managed to give grants appropriate to our BRF income. The list of potential projects - see below in section 2.1 - suggests that even with several major projects emerging from the Bristol branch we will be able to continue to follow the policy of being able to offer up to 20% grants towards eligible work (see note 1 to the Accounts).

Although most PCCs have increased their Tower Affiliation Fee from £10 to £20 there are still a few paying the old £10 rate.

We still need to continue the effort to get more members to sign up to Gift Aid; this is a useful source of income to the BRF and has shown a small drop in recent years.

  1. Review of Activities

2.1 Bell Repair Grants

Seven grants were
paid in the year:
Six other grants
were approved in
the year,
but not yet payable:
The following
additional grants
were approved by
the Branches:		 Tower
Stroud
Haresfield
Naunton
Cricklade
Kemerton
Windrush
St Briavels
Hardwicke
Elmore
Hartpury
Syston
Stoke Bishop
St Mary de Crypt
Siddington
Kemerton
Ashchurch
Naunton
Cricklade		 £
920
New rope guide
874
Replace gudgeon on 5thheadstock
660
Work to clappers and bearings
620
Replace/secure rope guides
53
Sally jugs
481
Rebush clappers
102
Install clappers
3,710
2,095
Replace gudgeons
105
2,527
Strengthen crowns, fill in sound bow dents
1,475
Replace cracked 4thwith second hand bell
662
Replace 4th,headstock and 6 worn pulleys
414
Purchase simulator system for all 8 bells
5,183
200
200
250
250
500
1,400

The following have been identified as potential future projects seeking a grant from the Association; as it is unlikely that all will proceed it is anticipated that grant awards will remain at 20% of eligible cost.

Branch
Tower
Description
Bristol
St Thomas
Rehang 7thand tenor
Bristol
Christ Church
Rehang 10 bells in new frame
Bristol
Kingsdown
Rehang 8 and add 2 trebles
Bristol
Southville
Complete rehang and recast
Cheltenham
Cowley
Rehang in new frame and fittings
Swindon
South Marston Retune and rehang with new fittings
Swindon
South Marston Augment 6 bells to 8
Forest
Dymock
Replace cracked headstocks; tune bells		 Eligible Cost
£
Grant at
20%
Probabilit
y
5,000
1,000
M
150,000
30,000
L
70,000
14,000
M
90,000
18,000
H
60,000
12,000
L
29,600
5,920
L
25,000
5,000
L
35,000
7,000
H
464,600
92,920

2.2 Training

In 2023 we held a Spring Training day as well as an Autumn Training day. These were organised by Simon Ridley, and were in a completely different format to those previously held. The feedback from those who attended the sessions was very complementary.

2.3 Penn Trophy

Warmley hosted the 8 bell competition. The judge Tony Crabtree of the Oxford Guild placed the bands as follows: 1[st] and the winner of the Penn Trophy – the Swindon Branch, 2[nd] and the winners of The Chairmans Baldric – the Cheltenham Branch, 3[rd] the Tewkesbury Branch, 4[th] the Cirencester Branch, joint 5[th] Chippenham, Stroud, and Bristol Rural Branches.

2.4 Croome Trophy

Frenchay hosted the 6 bell competition. The judge Chris Jenkins, of the Salisbury Guild placed the bands as follows: 1[st] and the Winner of the Croome Trophy – St Mark, Cheltenham (Cheltenham Branch, 2[nd] and winners of The Great Peter Trophy – Christ Church, Swindon (Swindon Branch), 3[rd] Tewkesbury Abbey (Tewkesbury Branch), 4[th] Cirencester (Cirencester Branch), 5[th] Leonard Stanley (Stroud Branch), joint 6[th] Dursley (Wotton under Edge Branch) and Coalpit Heath (Bristol Rural Branch), 8[th] Corsham (Chippenham Branch)

2.5 Young Ringers

The G&B youth team this year has had a very active year. They have held many practices and visited a lot of different towers to hone their ringing skills; they have held ringing days out in Bristol, Somerset, and Worcester. They represented the Association in the RWNYC contest, held this year in York. The numbers are starting to return to pre Covid levels, but as ever we are competing for their time alongside all the other things these active children want to participate in.

2.6 Peal & Quarter Peal Festival

During this festival there were 5 quarter peals recorded on BellBoard along with 1 peal. All of them including one or more members of the band with a first recorded.

2.7 Firsts Fortnight

Well done to all those who achieved something new during the fortnight, and acquired new skills. The firsts were recorded on the Association Website, including ringing a new bell, ringing call changes, ringing a new method, and ringing the tenor behind. This year we also had some firsts for people who were maintaining the fabric rather than ringing.

2.8 Achievement of the Year Competition

The Achievement of the Year competition seeks to recognise achievements within the Association during the year, and can be awarded to a person, a group, a tower, a group of towers, or a whole branch. This year we had two very commendable and worthy submissions.

After counting the votes the submission from the Tewkesbury Branch was voted 1[st] place, with the submission from the Gloucester Branch 2[nd] .

2.9 Belfry Advisers

During the last year the Belfry Advisers have checked completed projects at Cricklade, Elmore, Hardwicke, Hartpury, Naunton, Stroud and Windrush.

In addition advice and/or reports has been requested and provided at, Apperley, Avening, Chaceley, Churcham, Frenchay, Longborough, Minchinhampton, Minety, Miserden, Naunton, Oaksey, Oddington, Painswick, , Saintbury, Sandhurst, Siddington, Siston, Stroud, St Marks’s Swindon, Tetbury.

Two belfry maintenance courses have been run for local ringers, one at Minety & Oaksey and another at Naunton.

Any tower requiring advice on their bell installation, including maintenance advice, please contact one of the Bell Advisers listed in the front of the report.

2.10 Peals

2023 has been a very quiet, unassuming year for the G&B on the peal front. The final count of 64 is slightly down on 2022.

Unlike 2022, there was relatively little variety in the analysis. Peals were rung at stages from Singles to Cinques, with Minimus and Maximus conspicuous by their absences. The range, variety, and overall complexity of methods and compositions has also dried up somewhat. Our most common methods this year were 7-Surprise Minor and Stedman Triples, with five apiece. Remarkably, after years of dominance in the method count, not one peal of Yorkshire Major was attributed to the Association in 2023! Offsetting that however, there has been a rise in alternative Surprise Major methods, such as Turramurra and Lessness, which adds some pleasing diversity to the metaphorical larder.

2.11 Review of Financial Activities

Summary of the year to 31 October 2023:

Belfry Repair Fund
General Fund
Branches		 Balances
brought
forward
Surplus/
(Deficit) for
year
Transfers
between
Funds
Balances
carried
forward
£
£
£
£
115,862
19,554
1,213
136,629
2,704
649
(1,213)
2,140
18,397
(192)
18,205
136,963
20,011
0
156,974

Total income from subscriptions was £16,054, an increase of £1,803 from 2022. This is due to the removal of the concession rate for retired members, balanced by an increase in the number of members who did not pay their subscriptions this year, and receipt of arrears from previous years, which appears to indicate a post Covid catch up.

Interest and investment income doubled in the year, with total other income remaining consistent with 2022.

Grant payments were much lower than in previous years; at year end £71,904 had been awarded but not paid and is contingent on completion of projects. As noted above there are some large projects in the pipeline not yet awarded grants but they are being pushed further into the future as parishes review their priorities in times of financial constraint. It is anticipated that the current 20% contribution towards eligible expenditure will be sustainable for the near future. The Branches continue to hold funds that should be used to support local projects.

Administrative expenses remain low, mainly insurance and printing of the Annual Report.

There are no uncertainties regarding going concern

2.12 Membership Statistics

%Junior Senior **Junior ** **Retired¹ ** **Associate ** HLM TOTAL 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Bristol 21% 84 22 0 0 0 106 101 90 122 111 101
Bristol Rural 9% 107 12 7 1 127 134 155 158 157 161
Cheltenham 3% 116 4 0 0 1 121 124 128 139 139 126
Chippenham 6% 97 6 0 0 1 104 113 104 119 123 111
Cirencester 8% 107 9 0 0 2 118 117 114 119 131 121
Forest 7% 71 5 0 0 0 76 59 106 101 106 112
Gloucester 8% 52 5 1 0 2 60 43 57 79 74 80
North Cotswold 0% 46 0 0 0 1 47 21 47 48 51 41
Stroud 8% 95 8 0 0 2 105 92 105 108 98 101
Swindon 2% 121 2 0 0 0 123 118 110 105 115 120
Tewkesbury 3% 69 2 0 0 0 71 69 73 75 78 75
Wotton-under-Edge 0% 94 0 2 1 97 100 98 110 117 104
Total for 2023 6% 1059 75 1 9 11 1155 1091 1187 1283 1300 1253
2022 7% 812 71 195 2 11 1091
2021 6% 849 76 249 3 10 1187
2020 7% 892 94 283 3 11 1283
2019 7% 915 89 279 6 11 1300
2018 7% 833 91 311 7 11 1253
2013 (10 years ago) 10% 724 138 493 8 15 1378
2003 (20 years ago) 13% 840 177 319 5 23 1364
1993 (30 years ago) 18% 845 222 148 7 19 1241
1983 (40 years ago) 23% 727 221 15 30 993

1973 (50 years ago) 21% 699 181 1923 (100 years ago)

31 911 732

¹ concession rate for retired members withdrawn from 2023

Membership in 2023 has increased slightly; an indication that the Association has recovered from some of the effects of the Covid pandemic. However the total remains below the peak years of the 2010s. Junior membership has increased very slightly with some branches showing a very healthy proportion but offset by some branches having none.

2.13 Library

One member borrowed an Annual Report for 1982 in respect of members with 40 years service. Four general inquiries were dealt with. As noted previously, obituaries for all the years in which they were included in the Reports are now available on the G&B website.

3. Legal & Administrative Information

3.1 Title of the Charity

The Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers. Charity number 281431

3.2 The Governing Instrument of the Association

The Rules of the Association adopted by the AGM April 1965, last amended April 2019

The Dioceses of Gloucester and Bristol

Trustees

The Trustees of the charity are the members of the Management Committee and comprise:

Trustees (a & b) are elected by the members of the Association at the Association AGM and are listed on the title page. Trustees (c) are elected by their respective Branch AGMs and are listed in the Branch information pages

Principal Addresses

Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Fiona Hartley, 45 Round Barrow Close, Colerne, Chippenham. SN14 8EF Hon. Treasurer, Mrs Bridget Lazenby, 38 Ampney Crucis, Cirencester. GL7 5SF

Principal Agents and Advisers

The Association’s Bankers are: Lloyds Bank, Swindon Branch, 5 High Street, Swindon, SN1 3EN The Association’s independent examiners are:

Mr C Woodd MA FIA, 3 The Paddocks, Baunton, Cirencester, GL7 7DL, and

Mrs M Harris, 3 Furzey Hill Cottage, Meysey Hampton, Cirencester, GL7 5LG

3.7 Investment and Borrowing Powers

The Association has no borrowing powers. Rule 7.iv gives, by implication, the Management Committee authority to invest surplus funds.

3.8 Remuneration of Trustees

No remuneration was paid to any Trustees

3.9 Risk Assessment

The Trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which they believe the Association may be exposed and have taken steps to minimise and manage those risks.

3.10 Organisation

The Association is organised into twelve Branches covering the two Dioceses. The Branches have their own officers responsible for encouraging good ringing in the churches with bells within their area and working within the charitable objectives of the Association as a whole.

The Management Committee, which has three meetings each year, is responsible to the members, through the AGM, for the general running of the Association. The Branches are represented on the Management Committee.

The Association is affiliated to the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers.

4 Aims and Public Benefit

4.1 Objectives of the Association

The objectives of the Association are as set out in Rule 2:

In furtherance of the first two of these objectives the Association organises and encourages training sessions and bell ringing competitions. The main Association-level training is the annual Spring training day using reasonably central towers. There is a second Autumn training day again using reasonably central towers. Training at the Branch level is both ongoing and based on specific training days.

Grants to approved belfry repair and improvement projects are available from the Belfry Repair Fund. Applications are considered at the two main Management Committee meetings, in the spring and autumn. The Association Belfry Advisers are available to discuss the condition of bells and their fittings.

4.2 Public Benefit Statement

Our Objects and Aims are focused towards two things. First, the preservation of the UK tradition and heritage of change ringing, and second, the support of Christian worship by promoting the ringing of bells for Divine Service. We achieve this by:

The public benefits through the preservation of a uniquely UK tradition and heritage, and because we assist them to participate in an inclusive activity that significantly benefits them both physically and mentally.

The Trustees paid due regard to the Commission's guidance on public benefit in producing this statement.

Approved by the Management Committee on 27 January 2024, and signed on its behalf by

R W Haynes (Chairman) B L Lazenby (Hon Treasurer)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Associatio Statement of Financial Activities for the

Income
Subscriptions
Gif Aid Tax Refund
Afliation Fees
Interest & Investment Income
Donations & Legacies
Non Resident Life Members
Peal Fees
Training Day
Report Adverts and Sales
Fundraising
Miscellaneous
Total Income
Expenditure
Grants Paid
Annual Report - (500) (2022- 450)
Insurance
Central Council
Ringing Courses
Meetings & Social
RWNYC
Donations
Depreciation of assets
Miscellaneous
Total Expenditure
Surplus/(Defcit) before Other Gains
Gain/(Loss) on Investments
Surplus/(Defcit) for the year
Represented by
Restricted Belfry Repair Fund
Unrestricted General Fund		 Note 2023
Association
Branches
£
£
2
3
4
8
5
4
1
1		 14,435
1,619
1,829
231
4,890
3,833
126
250
355
70
260
270
150
1,223
6
25,993
3,554
3,710
2,319
670
566
258
100
280
50
225
511
40
411
5,394
3,746
20,599
(192)
(396)
20,203
(192)
19,554
649
(192)
20,203
(192)

Summary of Fund Movements in the ye

Note
Restricted Fund
6&7
Unrestricted Fund
6&7
Branches		 £
115,862
2,704
18,397
Balances
Brought
Forward		 Income

£

23,710

2,283

3,554
136,963 29,547

Balance Sheet at 31 Octo

Investments
Charifund
Current Assets
Badges,Books and Other Assets
Due from Branches
Other Debtors and Prepayments
CBF & Other Investment Accounts
Bank Deposit Accounts
Bank Current Accounts & Cash
Total Current Assets
Current Liabilities
Due to Association
Other Creditors
Total Current Liabilities
Total Net Assets
Represented by:
Restricted Fund
Unrestricted Fund		 Notes 2023
Association
Branches
£
£		 2023
Association
Branches
£
£
4
5		 26,809
260
275
2,030
2,685
30
69,329
9,069
17,675
19,981
10,886
111,960
20,260
0
2,030
0
25
0
2,055
138,769
18,205
0
0
18,205
0
18,205
Branch Accounts
Income & Expenditure Account		 Bristol Bristol Rural Cheltenham
Income
Subscriptions
Donations
Tax Refund
Interest
Fundraising
Meetings
Miscellaneous
Total Income		 148
171
175
21
260
£
£
£
148
452
175
Expenditure
Grants Paid
Ringing Courses
Donations
Meetings & Social Activities
Depreciation
Miscellaneous
Total Expenditure
Surplus/(Defcit) for year
Balance at 1 November 2022
Balance at 31 October 2023		 30
86
154
0
86
184
148
366
-9
1,993
2,707
368
2,141
3,073
359
Balance Sheet
Assets
CBF & Other Investment Accounts
Stocks of Books and Other Assets
Debtors & Prepayments
Bank and Cash
Less Liabilities
Due to Association
Miscellaneous creditors
Net Assets
Represented by:
Bell Projects Fund
General Fund		 2,488
38
2,141
624
361
2,141
3,150
361
77
2
2,141
3,073
359
2,141
3,073
359
2,141
3,073
359

Notes to the Accou

1 Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

These Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recomm in accordance with Financial Reporting Standards (FRS 102). The Financial Statements

Association Funds

In prior years all Association Funds were recognised as Unrestricted; income allocated that it is to be used for this purpose, is recognised as Restricted in these accounts. This accounts. For clarity the breakdown of income and expenditure by Fund, previously sho in the Notes to these accounts.

The Belfry Repair Fund (Restricted) exists to provide grants towards repairs, renov installation of new rings and similar purposes, and to provide instruction. The fund is su members' subscriptions, as determined by the Annual General Meeting (Rule 20)

The General Management Fund (Unrestricted) exists to cover the general manag agreed in 2002 that it is prudent to maintain the fund at 1 1/3 of average annual expen

Branch Funds exist to cover the general running expenses of the Branches and to sup

Grants

Grant applications are approved at a percentage of eligible expenditure; such approval inspection of the project works by an Association Belfry Advisor, at the same percentag grant. Grants that are approved but not yet payable are not recognised as commitmen provided in Note 8

2 Subscriptions

2 Subscriptions
Senior & Retired
Junior
Associate
HLM
Unpaid
Arrears
Total
Retained by Branches
Association
Allocated to-
Belfry Repair Fund- Restricted
General Fund- Unrestricted
Retired (Concession) -withdrawn from 2023		 20
Rate
No
To Belfry Repair
Fund		 20
Rate
No
To Belfry Repair
Fund
£15
£12
1,023
£2.50
£1.50
75
£10
£9
1
£10
£9
9
£0
10
36
1,154
Note
6
6
1,154

3 Gift Aid Tax Refund

3 Gift Aid Tax Refund
Members Subscriptions
Arrears
Peal Fees
Donations
Association
Branches- Donations & GASDS
Total		 20
No
497
1

4 Investments Interest & Investment Income M&G Charifund CCLA Deposit Fund Other Deposit Accounts Association Branches Total

Valuation- 1950 Units M&G Charifund

Market value at 31 October 2022
Market value at 31 October 2023
Unrealised loss		 pence/unit
1395.13
1,374.82

Historical Cost

5 Other Assets

Association
Badges- at Cost
Branches
Bristol Rural- Books
Forest- Trophies
Gloucester- Odd struckness meter
Swindon- Ringing Centre
Tewkesbury- Training Bell
Wotton- Odd struckness meter		 62 @ £4.20
Year
Cost
£
2020
£307
2021
£874
2014
£550
2019
£307

A list of items owned by the Association but not included in these accounts is listed on

6 Income and Expenditure by Fund

Income
Subscriptions
Gif Aid Tax Refund
Afliation Fees
Interest & Investment Income
Donations & Legacies
Courses
Other Income
Expenditure
Grants Paid
Courses and Competition
Management and administration		 2023
Belfry Repair Fund
£
12,815
1,652
4,890
3,833
250
270
23,440
3,710
50

3,760

7 Transfers between Funds

£1,213 has been transferred from the Unrestricted Fund to the Restricted Fund in acco Unrestricted Fund be maintained at 1 1/3 of average expenditure, with any excess tran years 2021-2023.

8 Grants for Belfry Repair

Association

Ruardean
Norton
Central Council Mobile Belfry
Cirencester
Corse
Longhope
Staunton (Gloucester)
Bisley
Stroud
Haresfeld
Ashchurch
Hardwicke
Naunton
Cricklade
Elmore
Kemerton
Hartpury
Syston
Stoke Bishop
Windrush
St Mary de Crypt, Gloucester
St Briavels		 Date Approved
2016/22
2021
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
TOTAL

These grants are awarded at 20% of qualifying expenditure Details of potential future grant applications are shown in the Trustees Report

Branches
Swindon- South Marston
Cirencester- Cirencester SJB
Forest- Corse
Forest- Longhope
Forest- Staunton, Gloucester
Gloucester- Norton
Stroud- Stroud
Cirencester- Siddington
Tewkesbury- Kemerton
Tewkesbury- Ashchurch
North Cotswold- Naunton
Swindon- Cricklade		 Date Approved
2021
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023

TOTAL

on of Church Bellringers year to 31 October 2023

Total
£
16,054
2,060
4,890
3,959
605
70
260
270
150
1,223
6
29,547
6,029
670
566
258
0
380
50
225
511
451
9,140
20,407
(396)
20,011
19,554
457
20,011		 2022
Association
Branches
Total
£
£
£
12,913
1,338
14,251
1,879
31
1,910
5,040
5,040
1,906
15
1,921
710
705
1,415
50
50
214
214
0
154
154
576
576
70
70
22,866
2,735
25,601
18,528
1,852
20,380
690
690
516
516
240
240
14
84
98
68
(69)
(1)
85
85
220
220
485
485
172
114
286
20,313
2,686
22,999
2,553
49
2,602
(2,956)
(2,956)
(403)
49
(354)
0
(403)
49
(354)
(403)
49
(354)

ear to 31 October 2023

Expenditure
£
£
(3,760)
(396)
(1,634)
(3,746)
Gains/
(Losses)		 £
£
£

19,554
1,213
136,629
649
(1,213)
2,140
(192)
18,205
Surplus/
(Defcit) per
SoFA
Transfers
between
Funds
Balances
Carried
Forward
(9,140)
(396)		 20,011
0
156,974

ober 2023

Total
£		 Total
£		 2022
Association
Branches
Total
£
£
£
27,205
27,205
289
786
1,075
105
105
3,245
83
3,328
27,403
8,768
36,171
47,042
2,790
49,832
13,277
6,075
19,352
91,361
18,502
109,863
(105)
(105)
0
0
(105)
(105)
118,566
18,397
136,963
115,862
115,862
2,704
18,397
21,101
118,566
18,397
136,963		 2022
Association
Branches
Total
£
£
£
27,205
27,205
289
786
1,075
105
105
3,245
83
3,328
27,403
8,768
36,171
47,042
2,790
49,832
13,277
6,075
19,352
91,361
18,502
109,863
(105)
(105)
0
0
(105)
(105)
118,566
18,397
136,963
115,862
115,862
2,704
18,397
21,101
118,566
18,397
136,963		 2022
Association
Branches
Total
£
£
£
27,205
27,205
289
786
1,075
105
105
3,245
83
3,328
27,403
8,768
36,171
47,042
2,790
49,832
13,277
6,075
19,352
91,361
18,502
109,863
(105)
(105)
0
0
(105)
(105)
118,566
18,397
136,963
115,862
115,862
2,704
18,397
21,101
118,566
18,397
136,963		 2022
Association
Branches
Total
£
£
£
27,205
27,205
289
786
1,075
105
105
3,245
83
3,328
27,403
8,768
36,171
47,042
2,790
49,832
13,277
6,075
19,352
91,361
18,502
109,863
(105)
(105)
0
0
(105)
(105)
118,566
18,397
136,963
115,862
115,862
2,704
18,397
21,101
118,566
18,397
136,963		 2022
Association
Branches
Total
£
£
£
27,205
27,205
289
786
1,075
105
105
3,245
83
3,328
27,403
8,768
36,171
47,042
2,790
49,832
13,277
6,075
19,352
91,361
18,502
109,863
(105)
(105)
0
0
(105)
(105)
118,566
18,397
136,963
115,862
115,862
2,704
18,397
21,101
118,566
18,397
136,963
26,809
535
2,030
2,715
78,398
17,675
30,867
132,220
2,030
25
2,055
156,974
0
18,205
18,205
Chippenham Cirencester Forest Gloucester North Cotswold Stroud Swindon
149
162
82
83
90
127
183
20
40
45
50
159
18
17
6
16
56
212
409
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
361
182
298
89
106
637
251
200 250 919 500
-33 41 -50 51 92
450
12 64 26 32
-21 241 0 14 301 1,037 982
382 -59 298 75 -195 -400 -731
563 713 4,927 688 571 2,263 1,468
945 654 5,225 763 376 1,863 737
458 4,433 146 176 1,368
75 50
30
915 358 1,264 1,335 672 495 750
945 816 5,772 1,531 848 1,863 750
137 547 768 472 13
25
945 654 5,225 763 376 1,863 737
4,050 300
945 654 1,175 463 376 1,863 737
945 654 5,225 763 376 1,863 737

nts

mended Practice (SORP) Accounting and Reporting by Charities and are prepared in accordance with the historical cost convention.

to the Belfry Repair Fund, raised with the publicly stated intention s does not affect individual line items in these or prior period own of the face of the Statement of Financial Activities, is contained

vations (excluding ropes) or augmentations of existing rings of bells, upported by donations and affiliation fees and a proportion of

ement expenses of the Association. The Management Committee nditure with any excess transferred to the Belfry Repair Fund.

pport belfry repair projects in their area

l is initially valid for two years. Grants are paid after completion and ge of eligible expenditure incurred up to a maximum of the approved nts as they are contingent on third party support. Details are

23
£		 2022
No
£		 2022
No
£
15,345
187
10
90
0
0
422		 812
12,066
71
165
195
2,000
2
20
11
0
23
0
16,054
1,619
14,435
12,815
1,620
14,435
23
£		 1,114
14,251
1,338
12,913
11,575
1338
12,913
2022
No
£
1,768
51
0
10
1,829
231
2,060		 518
1,783
30
68
8
5
58
1,879
31
1,910
1,879
31
1,910
2023
2022
£
£
1,504
1,543
1,896
143
433
220
3,833
1,906
126
15
3,959
1,921
2023
2022
£
£
27,205
30,161
26,809
27,205
-396
-2,956
£10,500
2023
2022
£
£
260
(69)
289
38
38
75
75
50
50
0
450
450
50
50
62
123
61
275
786
511
Depreciation
charge in
2023		 2023
2022
£
£
1,504
1,543
1,896
143
433
220
3,833
1,906
126
15
3,959
1,921
2023
2022
£
£
27,205
30,161
26,809
27,205
-396
-2,956
£10,500
2023
2022
£
£
260
(69)
289
38
38
75
75
50
50
0
450
450
50
50
62
123
61
275
786
511
Depreciation
charge in
2023
38
75
50
450
450
50
123
61
Depreciation
charge in
2023
786
511

page 17 of the Annual Report

General Fund £ 1,620 177 486 2,283 1,634

2022 2022
Belfry Repair
Fund General Fund
£ £
11,575 1,338
1,836 43
5,040
1,858 48
623 87
418
20,932 1,934
18,528
99
54 1,632

1,634

18,681

1,632

rdance with Management Committee decision of 2002 that the nsferred to the Restricted Fund. The calculation is based on the

Bfwd at Cfwd at 31
1 Nov 22 Approved 2023 Paid 2023 Oct 23
£ £ £ £
23,000 23,000
8,137 8,137
1,000 1,000
5,124 5,124
3,670 3,670
1,665 1,665
12,463 12,463
448 -448_withdrawn_ 0
920 920 0
874 874 0
9,568 9,568
2,095 2,095
660 660 0
620 620 0
105 105
53 53 0
2,527 2,527
1,475 1,475
662 662
481 481 0
414 414
102 102 0
66,869 8,745 3,710 71,904
Bfwd at Cfwd at 31
1 Nov 22 Approved 2023 Paid 2023 Oct 23
600 -600_withdrawn_ 0
500 -500_not required_ 0
550 550
500 500
3,000 3,000
300 300
919 919 0
200 200 0
200 200 0
250 250 0
250 250 0
500 500 0

6,369 300 2,319 4.350

dge dge dge dge
Tewkesbury Wotton-under-E Total 2022
104
145
1,619
200
355
54
231
10
126
342
1,223
0
0
£
£
£		 1,338
705
31
15
576
418
70
£
358
497
3,554		 3,153
450
2,319
0
195
225
55
124
280
61
511
37
411		 1,852
84
220
349
485
114
700
222
3,746		 3,104
-342
275
-192
819
1,317
18,397		 49
18,348
477
1,592
18,205		 18,397
9,069
8,768
50
62
275
816
30
53
427
1,544
10,886
8,865
477
1,606
20,260
18,502
14
2,030
105
25
0
477
1,592
18,205
18,397
4,350
6,369
477
1,592
13,855
12,028
477
1,592
18,205
18,397

Independent Examiners’ Report to the Trustees of The Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers

We report to the Trustees on the accounts of the Association for the year ended 31 October 2023, which are set out on pages 11 to 16.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Association you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). We report in respect of our examination of the accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out our examination we have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiners’ statement

We have completed our examination. We confirm that no material matters have come to our attention in connection with the examination giving us cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  2. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. We have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Mr C Woodd MA FIA 3 The Paddocks Baunton Cirencester GL7 7DL

Mrs M Harris February 2024 3 Furzey Hill Cottage Meysey Hampton Cirencester GL7 5LG