The Hertford County Association of Change Ringers Bell Restoration Fund
Analysis
The Hertford County Association of Change Ringers Bell Restoration Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in December 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Hertford County Association of Change Ringers Bell Restoration Fund reported income of £11k and spending of £4,220, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £16k to £11k (-33%), an average of -9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 31% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Hertford County Association of Change Ringers Bell Restoration Fund sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Imperial Square Heritage and Conservation (£11k), The John Innes Society for Conservation in the John Innes Estate at Merton (£11k) and Friends of Stockers Lake (£11k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The provision of financial assistance by way of grants to church authorities incurring expenditure on the provision, maintenance or improvement of their bells and bell installations or for the maintenance of the fabric of their towers and belfries in the County of Hertfordshire and the ecclesiastical parishes of Chipping Barnet, Monken Hadley, and Great Stanmore
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Imperial Square Heritage and Conservation | Gloucestershire | £11k |
| The John Innes Society for Conservation in the John Innes Estate at Merton | London | £11k |
| Friends of Stockers Lake | Middlesex | £11k |
| The Friends of Pinner Parish Church, St John the Baptist, Pinner | Middlesex | £11k |