The Kent County Association of Change Ringers' Bell Restoration Fund
Analysis
The Kent County Association of Change Ringers' Bell Restoration Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in July 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Kent County Association of Change Ringers' Bell Restoration Fund reported income of £60k and spending of £14k, leaving 77% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2,812 to £60k (+2029%), an average of +115% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 226%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.
Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Kent County Association of Change Ringers' Bell Restoration Fund sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of St Michael the Archangel Church, Mere, Wiltshire (£60k), Foxton Village Hall (£60k) and The Good Grief Trust (£60k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of the Kent County Association Of Change Ringers Bell Restoration Fund is to advance the Christian religion by providing financial assistance to churches in the county of Kent or that part of London formerly in the county of Kent for the purpose of maintaining and improving their bell installations by the making of grants from the fund.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of St Michael the Archangel Church, Mere, Wiltshire | Wiltshire | £60k |
| Foxton Village Hall | Cambridge | £60k |
| The Good Grief Trust | Dorset | £60k |
| The Spence Cathedral Choir Trust | Canterbury | £60k |