Trustees’ Report for 2023 

## **2023** Trustees’ **Report Contents** 

1. Highlights of 2023 

2. Review of Activities: 

   - 2.1 Grants, 

   - 2.2–2.7 Ringing Activities, 

   - 2.8 Tower of the Year, 

   - 2.9 Belfry Advisers, 

   - 2.10 Peals, 

   - 2.11 Financial, 

   - 2.12 Statistics 

   - 2.13 Library, 

   - 2.14 Handbells 

3. Legal, Administrative and Organisation 

4. 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. 



2. Review of Activities 

2.1 Bell Repair Grants 

|Seven grants were<br>paid in the year:<br>Six other grants<br>were approved in<br>the year,<br>but not yet payable:<br>The following<br>additional grants<br>were approved by<br>the Branches:|Tower<br>Stroud<br>Haresfield<br>Naunton<br>Cricklade<br>Kemerton<br>Windrush<br>St Briavels<br>Hardwicke<br>Elmore<br>Hartpury<br>Syston<br>Stoke Bishop<br>St Mary de Crypt<br>Siddington<br>Kemerton<br>Ashchurch<br>Naunton<br>Cricklade|£<br>920<br>New rope guide<br>874<br>Replace gudgeon on 5thheadstock<br>660<br>Work to clappers and bearings<br>620<br>Replace/secure rope guides<br>53<br>Sally jugs<br>481<br>Rebush clappers<br>102<br>Install clappers<br>3,710<br>2,095<br>Replace gudgeons<br>105<br>2,527<br>Strengthen crowns, fill in sound bow dents<br>1,475<br>Replace cracked 4thwith second hand bell<br>662<br>Replace 4th,headstock and 6 worn pulleys<br>414<br>Purchase simulator system for all 8 bells<br>5,183<br>200<br>200<br>250<br>250<br>500<br>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<br>Tower<br>Description<br>Bristol<br>St Thomas<br>Rehang 7thand tenor<br>Bristol<br>Christ Church<br>Rehang 10 bells in new frame<br>Bristol<br>Kingsdown<br>Rehang 8 and add 2 trebles<br>Bristol<br>Southville<br>Complete rehang and recast<br>Cheltenham<br>Cowley<br>Rehang in new frame and fittings<br>Swindon<br>South Marston Retune and rehang with new fittings<br>Swindon<br>South Marston Augment 6 bells to 8<br>Forest<br>Dymock<br>Replace cracked headstocks; tune bells|Eligible Cost<br>£<br>Grant at<br>20%<br>Probabilit<br>y<br>5,000<br>1,000<br>M<br>150,000<br>30,000<br>L<br>70,000<br>14,000<br>M<br>90,000<br>18,000<br>H<br>60,000<br>12,000<br>L<br>29,600<br>5,920<br>L<br>25,000<br>5,000<br>L<br>35,000<br>7,000<br>H<br>464,600<br>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<br>General Fund<br>Branches|Balances<br>brought<br>forward<br>Surplus/<br>(Deficit) for<br>year<br>Transfers<br>between<br>Funds<br>Balances<br>carried<br>forward<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£|
|---|---|
||115,862<br>19,554<br>1,213<br>136,629<br>2,704<br>649<br>(1,213)<br>2,140<br>18,397<br>(192)<br>18,205|
||136,963<br>20,011<br>0<br>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. 

- 2.14 Handbells 

   - There has been little use of the handbells this year. They can still be borrowed by any member or Branch of the Association. Please contact the Handbell Steward. 

## 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 

- 3.3 Beneficial Area 

The Dioceses of Gloucester and Bristol 

- 3.4 

## Trustees 

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

- (a) the Ringing Master, Chairman, Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer, Hon. Peal Secretary, 

- (b) the Representatives on the Central Council and 

- (c) the Branch Management Committee Representatives (MC Reps). 

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 

- 3.5 

## 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 

- 3.6 

## 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: 

- 1 To promote the ringing of bells for Divine Service 

- 2 To practise ringing to obtain a higher standard of ringing 

- 3 To educate the public in the art and science of change ringing 

- 4 To provide financial assistance by way of grants to affiliated church authorities incurring expenditure on the provision, maintenance or improvement of their bells and bell installations. 

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: 

- i educating the public about change ringing; 

- ii training and developing change ringers from all walks of society; 

- iii practising the art of change ringing to improve standards; 

- iv providing financial support for belfry repair and restoration. 

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



## **Summary of Fund Movements in the ye** 

|Note<br>Restricted Fund<br>6&7<br>Unrestricted Fund<br>6&7<br>Branches|£<br>115,862<br>2,704<br>18,397<br>Balances<br>Brought<br>Forward|Income<br><br>£<br><br>23,710<br><br>2,283<br><br>3,554|
|---|---|---|
||136,963|29,547|





## **Balance Sheet at 31 Octo** 

|**Investments**<br>Charifund<br>**Current Assets**<br>Badges,Books and Other Assets<br>Due from Branches<br>Other Debtors and Prepayments<br>CBF & Other Investment Accounts<br>Bank Deposit Accounts<br>Bank Current Accounts & Cash<br>**Total Current Assets**<br>**Current Liabilities**<br>Due to Association<br>Other Creditors<br>**Total Current Liabilities**<br>**Total Net Assets**<br>**Represented by:**<br>Restricted Fund<br>Unrestricted Fund|Notes|2023<br>Association<br>Branches<br>£<br>£|2023<br>Association<br>Branches<br>£<br>£|
|---|---|---|---|
||4<br>5|26,809||
|||260<br>275<br>2,030<br>2,685<br>30<br>69,329<br>9,069<br>17,675<br>19,981<br>10,886||
|||111,960<br>20,260||
|||0<br>2,030<br>0<br>25||
|||0<br>2,055||
|||138,769<br>18,205||
|||0<br>0<br>18,205||
|||0<br>18,205||
|||||
|**Branch Accounts**<br>**Income & Expenditure Account**|Bristol|Bristol Rural|Cheltenham|
|**Income**<br>Subscriptions<br>Donations<br>Tax Refund<br>Interest<br>Fundraising<br>Meetings<br>Miscellaneous<br>**Total Income**|148<br>171<br>175<br>21<br>260<br>£<br>£<br>£|||
||148<br>452<br>175|||
|||||





|**Expenditure**<br>Grants Paid<br>Ringing Courses<br>Donations<br>Meetings & Social Activities<br>Depreciation<br>Miscellaneous<br>**Total Expenditure**<br>**Surplus/(Defcit) for year**<br>Balance at 1 November 2022<br>Balance at 31 October 2023|30<br>86<br>154|
|---|---|
||0<br>86<br>184|
||**148**<br>**366**<br>**-9**<br>1,993<br>2,707<br>368|
||2,141<br>3,073<br>359|
|**Balance Sheet**||
|**Assets**<br>CBF & Other Investment Accounts<br>Stocks of Books and Other Assets<br>Debtors & Prepayments<br>Bank and Cash<br>**Less Liabilities**<br>Due to Association<br>Miscellaneous creditors<br>**Net Assets**<br>**Represented by:**<br>Bell Projects Fund<br>General Fund|2,488<br>38<br>2,141<br>624<br>361|
||2,141<br>3,150<br>361<br>77<br>2|
||**2,141**<br>**3,073**<br>**359**|
||2,141<br>3,073<br>359|
||**2,141**<br>**3,073**<br>**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**<br>Senior & Retired<br>Junior<br>Associate<br>HLM<br>Unpaid<br>Arrears<br>Total<br>Retained by Branches<br>**Association**<br>**Allocated to-**<br>Belfry Repair Fund- Restricted<br>General Fund- Unrestricted<br>Retired (Concession) -withdrawn from 2023|20<br>Rate<br>No<br>To Belfry Repair<br>Fund|20<br>Rate<br>No<br>To Belfry Repair<br>Fund|
|---|---|---|
||£15<br>£12<br>1,023<br>£2.50<br>£1.50<br>75<br>£10<br>£9<br>1<br>£10<br>£9<br>9<br>£0<br>10<br>36<br>1,154<br>Note<br>6<br>6||
|||1,154|
||||



## **3  Gift Aid Tax Refund** 

|**3  Gift Aid Tax Refund**<br>Members Subscriptions<br>Arrears<br>Peal Fees<br>Donations<br>**Association**<br>Branches- Donations & GASDS<br>**Total**|20<br>No|
|---|---|
||497<br>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<br>Market value at 31 October 2023<br>**Unrealised loss**|_pence/unit_|
|---|---|
||_1395.13_<br>_1,374.82_|



_Historical Cost_ 

## **5 Other Assets** 

|**Association**<br>Badges- at Cost<br>**Branches**<br>Bristol Rural- Books<br>Forest- Trophies<br>Gloucester- Odd struckness meter<br>Swindon- Ringing Centre<br>Tewkesbury- Training Bell<br>Wotton- Odd struckness meter|_62 @ £4.20_<br>Year<br>_Cost_<br>_£_|
|---|---|
||2020<br>£307<br>2021<br>£874<br>2014<br>£550<br>2019<br>£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**<br>Subscriptions<br>Gif Aid Tax Refund<br>Afliation Fees<br>Interest & Investment Income<br>Donations & Legacies<br>Courses<br>Other Income<br>**Expenditure**<br>Grants Paid<br>Courses and Competition<br>Management and administration|2023<br>Belfry Repair Fund<br>£|
|---|---|
||12,815<br>1,652<br>4,890<br>3,833<br>250<br>270|
||23,440|
||3,710<br>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<br>Norton<br>Central Council Mobile Belfry<br>Cirencester<br>Corse<br>Longhope<br>Staunton (Gloucester)<br>Bisley<br>Stroud<br>Haresfeld<br>Ashchurch<br>Hardwicke<br>Naunton<br>Cricklade<br>Elmore<br>Kemerton<br>Hartpury<br>Syston<br>Stoke Bishop<br>Windrush<br>St Mary de Crypt, Gloucester<br>St Briavels|Date Approved|
|---|---|
||2016/22<br>2021<br>2022<br>2022<br>2022<br>2022<br>2022<br>2022<br>2022<br>2022<br>2022<br>2023<br>2023<br>2023<br>2023<br>2023<br>2023<br>2023<br>2023<br>2023<br>2023<br>2023<br>TOTAL|



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

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





TOTAL

## **on of Church Bellringers year to 31 October 2023** 

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



## **ear to 31 October 2023** 

|Expenditure<br>£<br>£<br>(3,760)<br>(396)<br>(1,634)<br>(3,746)<br>Gains/<br>(Losses)|£<br>£<br>£<br><br>19,554<br>1,213<br>136,629<br>649<br>(1,213)<br>2,140<br>(192)<br>18,205<br>Surplus/<br>(Defcit) per<br>SoFA<br>Transfers<br>between<br>Funds<br>Balances<br>Carried<br>Forward|
|---|---|
|(9,140)<br>(396)|20,011<br>0<br>156,974|





## **ober 2023** 

|Total<br>£|Total<br>£|2022<br>Association<br>Branches<br>Total<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>27,205<br>27,205<br>289<br>786<br>1,075<br>105<br>105<br>3,245<br>83<br>3,328<br>27,403<br>8,768<br>36,171<br>47,042<br>2,790<br>49,832<br>13,277<br>6,075<br>19,352<br>91,361<br>18,502<br>109,863<br>(105)<br>(105)<br>0<br>0<br>(105)<br>(105)<br>118,566<br>18,397<br>136,963<br>115,862<br>115,862<br>2,704<br>18,397<br>21,101<br>118,566<br>18,397<br>136,963|2022<br>Association<br>Branches<br>Total<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>27,205<br>27,205<br>289<br>786<br>1,075<br>105<br>105<br>3,245<br>83<br>3,328<br>27,403<br>8,768<br>36,171<br>47,042<br>2,790<br>49,832<br>13,277<br>6,075<br>19,352<br>91,361<br>18,502<br>109,863<br>(105)<br>(105)<br>0<br>0<br>(105)<br>(105)<br>118,566<br>18,397<br>136,963<br>115,862<br>115,862<br>2,704<br>18,397<br>21,101<br>118,566<br>18,397<br>136,963|2022<br>Association<br>Branches<br>Total<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>27,205<br>27,205<br>289<br>786<br>1,075<br>105<br>105<br>3,245<br>83<br>3,328<br>27,403<br>8,768<br>36,171<br>47,042<br>2,790<br>49,832<br>13,277<br>6,075<br>19,352<br>91,361<br>18,502<br>109,863<br>(105)<br>(105)<br>0<br>0<br>(105)<br>(105)<br>118,566<br>18,397<br>136,963<br>115,862<br>115,862<br>2,704<br>18,397<br>21,101<br>118,566<br>18,397<br>136,963|2022<br>Association<br>Branches<br>Total<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>27,205<br>27,205<br>289<br>786<br>1,075<br>105<br>105<br>3,245<br>83<br>3,328<br>27,403<br>8,768<br>36,171<br>47,042<br>2,790<br>49,832<br>13,277<br>6,075<br>19,352<br>91,361<br>18,502<br>109,863<br>(105)<br>(105)<br>0<br>0<br>(105)<br>(105)<br>118,566<br>18,397<br>136,963<br>115,862<br>115,862<br>2,704<br>18,397<br>21,101<br>118,566<br>18,397<br>136,963|2022<br>Association<br>Branches<br>Total<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>27,205<br>27,205<br>289<br>786<br>1,075<br>105<br>105<br>3,245<br>83<br>3,328<br>27,403<br>8,768<br>36,171<br>47,042<br>2,790<br>49,832<br>13,277<br>6,075<br>19,352<br>91,361<br>18,502<br>109,863<br>(105)<br>(105)<br>0<br>0<br>(105)<br>(105)<br>118,566<br>18,397<br>136,963<br>115,862<br>115,862<br>2,704<br>18,397<br>21,101<br>118,566<br>18,397<br>136,963|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|26,809<br>535<br>2,030<br>2,715<br>78,398<br>17,675<br>30,867<br>132,220<br>2,030<br>25<br>2,055<br>156,974<br>0<br>18,205<br>18,205|||||||
|Chippenham|Cirencester|Forest|Gloucester|North Cotswold|Stroud|Swindon|
|149<br>162<br>82<br>83<br>90<br>127<br>183<br>20<br>40<br>45<br>50<br>159<br>18<br>17<br>6<br>16<br>56<br>212<br>409<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£|||||||
|361<br>182<br>298<br>89<br>106<br>637<br>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<br>£|2022<br>No<br>£|2022<br>No<br>£|
|---|---|---|
|15,345<br>187<br>10<br>90<br>0<br>0<br>422|812<br>12,066<br>71<br>165<br>195<br>2,000<br>2<br>20<br>11<br>0<br>23<br>0||
|16,054<br>1,619<br>**14,435**<br>12,815<br>1,620<br>14,435<br>23<br>£|1,114<br>14,251<br>1,338<br>**12,913**<br>11,575<br>1338<br>12,913<br>2022<br>No<br>£||
|1,768<br>51<br>0<br>10<br>**1,829**<br>231<br>**2,060**|518<br>1,783<br>30<br>68<br>8<br>5<br>58<br>**1,879**<br>31<br>**1,910**||
|||**1,879**<br>31|
|||**1,910**|





|2023<br>2022<br>£<br>£<br>1,504<br>1,543<br>1,896<br>143<br>433<br>220<br>**3,833**<br>**1,906**<br>126<br>15<br>**3,959**<br>**1,921**<br>2023<br>2022<br>£<br>£<br>27,205<br>30,161<br>26,809<br>27,205<br>**-396**<br>**-2,956**<br>_£10,500_<br>2023<br>2022<br>£<br>£<br>260<br>_(69)_<br>289<br>38<br>38<br>75<br>75<br>50<br>50<br>0<br>450<br>450<br>50<br>50<br>62<br>123<br>61<br>275<br>786<br>511<br>Depreciation<br>charge in<br>2023|2023<br>2022<br>£<br>£<br>1,504<br>1,543<br>1,896<br>143<br>433<br>220<br>**3,833**<br>**1,906**<br>126<br>15<br>**3,959**<br>**1,921**<br>2023<br>2022<br>£<br>£<br>27,205<br>30,161<br>26,809<br>27,205<br>**-396**<br>**-2,956**<br>_£10,500_<br>2023<br>2022<br>£<br>£<br>260<br>_(69)_<br>289<br>38<br>38<br>75<br>75<br>50<br>50<br>0<br>450<br>450<br>50<br>50<br>62<br>123<br>61<br>275<br>786<br>511<br>Depreciation<br>charge in<br>2023|
|---|---|
|||
||38<br>75<br>50<br>450<br>450<br>50<br>123<br>61<br>Depreciation<br>charge in<br>2023|
||786<br>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<br>145<br>1,619<br>200<br>355<br>54<br>231<br>10<br>126<br>342<br>1,223<br>0<br>0<br>£<br>£<br>£|||1,338<br>705<br>31<br>15<br>576<br>418<br>70<br>£|
|358<br>497<br>3,554|||3,153|
|||||





|450<br>2,319<br>0<br>195<br>225<br>55<br>124<br>280<br>61<br>511<br>37<br>411|1,852<br>84<br>220<br>349<br>485<br>114|
|---|---|
|700<br>222<br>3,746|3,104|
|**-342**<br>**275**<br>**-192**<br>819<br>1,317<br>18,397|**49**<br>18,348|
|477<br>1,592<br>18,205|18,397|
|||
|9,069<br>8,768<br>50<br>62<br>275<br>816<br>30<br>53<br>427<br>1,544<br>10,886<br>8,865||
|477<br>1,606<br>20,260<br>18,502<br>14<br>2,030<br>105<br>25<br>0||
|**477**<br>**1,592**<br>**18,205**<br>**18,397**||
|4,350<br>6,369<br>477<br>1,592<br>13,855<br>12,028||
|**477**<br>**1,592**<br>**18,205**<br>**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 

3. 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