# BELL'S FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 311702
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Dec. 5, 1962
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=311702


## Contact

- **Address:** 2 Nailsmiths Court, Littledean, CINDERFORD, Gloucestershire
- **Postcode:** GL14 3JH
- **Phone:** 07850476235
- **Email:** bellsfoundation@outlook.com



## Activities

**Objects:** TO APPLY UP TO ONE-THIRD OF INCOME IN PROVIDING SPECIAL BENEFITS, OF A KIND NOT PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR THE ROYAL FOREST OF DEAN GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND BERRY HILL SECONDARY SCHOOL. THE RESIDUE SHALL BE USED TO AWARD TO BENEFICIARIES/PERSONS OF EITHER SEX UNDER 30 YEARS OF AGE WHO ATTEND THE NOW CLOSED BELL'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL OR WHO ATTENDED FORMER THE ROYAL FOREST OF DEAN GRAMMAR SCHOOL OR THE FORMER PUPILS OF THE SAID LAKERS SCHOOL  BERRY HILL SECONDARY SCHOOL WITH A PREFERENCE, ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL, FOR THOSE BENEFICIARIES WHO, OR WHOSE PARENTS ARE, RESIDENT IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF NEWLAND) EXHIBITIONS, TENABLE AT ANY SECONDARY SCHOOL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY, OR OTHER INSTITUTION OF FURTHER EDUCATION APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES, TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING; TOOLS OR BOOKS TO ENABLE BENEFICIARIES ON LEAVING SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OR ANY OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT, TO PREPARE FOR OR ASSIST THE ENTRY INTO A PROFESSION TRADE OR CALLING; TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE BENEFICIARIES TO STUDY MUSIC OR OTHER ARTS, TO AWARD BURSARIES OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TO ENABLE BENEFICIARIES TO TRAVEL, WHETHER IN THIS COUNTRY OR ABROAD, TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION AND TO OTHERWISE PROMOTE THE EDUCATION, INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING, OF BENFICIARIES.

**Activities:** Educational grants to students.  Grants to Five Acres High School, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 7QW.

**Area of benefit:** SEE OBJECT




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Gloucestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £12331 | £12616 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £12000 | £8000 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £12052 | £8126 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £11561 | £14438 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £11084 | £9449 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Rachel Catherine Griffiths** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 21, 2025
- Brian Leonard Fowler — appointed Nov. 15, 2013
- CLIVE TERENCE ELSMORE
- Cilla Jane James — appointed Nov. 15, 2013
- David John Wright — appointed Sept. 11, 2015
- James Richmond — appointed Sept. 26, 2025
- Jason Griffiths — appointed Nov. 12, 2024
- Julie Patricia Costley — appointed Nov. 25, 2019
- KEITH MORGAN
- Mike Costley — appointed Sept. 15, 2017
- Nicholas William Penny — appointed April 1, 2022
- Robert Dix — appointed Nov. 11, 2024
- Simon Phelps — appointed Nov. 16, 2024