The Oxford Diocesan Bell Fund

Analysis

The Oxford Diocesan Bell Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Abingdon. It was registered in November 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Oxford Diocesan Bell Fund reported income of £59k and spending of £32k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £32k to £59k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 574%. Over the whole period it spent 24% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Oxford Diocesan Bell Fund sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% 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 The Independent Schools Christian Alliance (£59k), The Hechel Hatorah Synagogue Trust (£59k) and Peace Community Centre (£59k).