# THE DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 507497
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 28, 1978
- **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=507497


## Contact

- **Address:** 8 Station Road, SEAHAM, County Durham
- **Postcode:** SR7 0AA
- **Phone:** 07904 983168
- **Email:** generalsecretary@dandn.org
- **Website:** www.dandn.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE OF SERVICE TO CHURCHES IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES WITHIN THE DIOCESES OF DURHAM & NEWCASTLE BYA) PROMOTING THE RINGING OF BELLS FOR CHRISTIAN WORSHIP AND ON OTHER APPROPRIATE OCCASIONSB) RECRUITING AND TRAINING RINGERSC) ENCOURAGING THE ART OF CHANGE-RINGINGD) HELPING RINGERS TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF THEIR RINGINGE) THE CARE AND RESTORATION OF BELLS AND THEIR FITTINGS.

**Activities:** AIMS TO BE OF SERVICE TO THE CHURCH IN THE DIOCESES OF DURHAM & NEWCASTLE BY:PROMOTING THE RINGING OF BELLS FOR CHRISTIAN WORSHIP AND ON OTHER APPROPRIATE OCCASIONS;RECRUITING AND TRAINING RINGERS;ENCOURAGING THE ART OF CHANGE-RINGING;HELPING RINGERS TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF THEIR RINGING; ANDASSISTING WITH THE CARE OF RESTORATION OF BELLS AND THEIR FITTINGS.

**Area of benefit:** THE DIOCESES OF DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Darlington
- Durham
- Hartlepool
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-tees



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £10775 | £7211 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £10343 | £4260 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £10419 | £4457 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £6541 | £12317 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £61556 | £68439 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £5417 | £1055 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Jack Hanlon** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 24, 2012
- Andrew Cairns — appointed April 23, 2022
- Anthea Elizabeth Langford Enzor — appointed Oct. 29, 2013
- Dr Julia Lee — appointed Nov. 1, 2025
- Dr Michael Charles Prentice — appointed April 28, 2012
- HOWARD SMITH
- Helen Louise Scott — appointed April 14, 2018
- James Crowther — appointed April 1, 2017
- Janet Lesley Jackson — appointed April 24, 2024
- KRISTOPHER KING
- Prof Christopher James Crabtree — appointed Feb. 18, 2023
- Robert Victor Criddle — appointed Nov. 17, 2012
- Sonia Alice Thompson — appointed Nov. 23, 2019
- Stephen Brooke Bell — appointed Nov. 4, 2023
- Stephen John Bean — appointed April 26, 2025