The Devon Church Bell Restoration Fund

Analysis

The Devon Church Bell Restoration Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in October 1978, 48 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 Devon Church Bell Restoration Fund reported income of £24k and spending of £17k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £15k to £24k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Devon Church Bell Restoration Fund sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harlington Village Hall Trust (£24k), The Friends of Romsey Abbey (£24k) and The Waterfront Christian Fellowship (£24k).