The Suffolk Guild of Ringers for the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Analysis
The Suffolk Guild of Ringers for the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in December 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Suffolk Guild of Ringers for the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich reported income of £290k and spending of £27k, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £15k to £290k (+1818%), an average of +109% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 900%. Over the whole period it spent 23% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Suffolk Guild of Ringers for the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Cheadle Hulme (£290k), South East Northumberland Methodist Circuit (£290k) and As-Salaam Trust (£290k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The purpose of the charity is to promote and encourage the practice of bellringing; to recruit, train and encourage bellringers in the practice of their art; to cultivate the art of scientific change ringing; to promote and advise on the preservation, renovation and augmentation of bells in an efficient condition.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Cheadle Hulme | Cheadle | £290k |
| South East Northumberland Methodist Circuit | Northumberland | £290k |
| As-Salaam Trust | Leicester | £290k |
| Taff Wenallt Ministry Area | Cardiff | £290k |