The Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust

Analysis

The Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust reported income of £846k and spending of £281k, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £955k to £846k (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 190%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Organisation Cetacea (£842k), Vulcan to the Sky Trust (£847k) and Community Action: MK (£841k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83%, investments 9.4% and donations and legacies 8.1%. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 28%. Reserves of £25k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.