Middlesex County Association of Church Bell Ringers Bell Restoration Fund
Analysis
Middlesex County Association of Church Bell Ringers Bell Restoration Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in June 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Middlesex County Association of Church Bell Ringers Bell Restoration Fund reported income of £28k and spending of £778, leaving 97% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £28k (+111%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 10% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Middlesex County Association of Church Bell Ringers Bell Restoration Fund sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westcliff Free Church (£28k), Temple Ministries (£28k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Augustine, Aldershot (£28k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Bell Restoration Fund provides financial assistance to churches in and around the county of Middlesex and the Diocese of London for the purpose of restoring and improving their bell installations. This includes the repair, replacement re-tuning and re-hanging of bells; the provision of additional bells, frames and fittings and the erection of the same in churches; and installing sound control.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Westcliff Free Church | Westcliff-on-Sea | £28k |
| Temple Ministries | Staffordshire | £28k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Augustine, Aldershot | Aldershot | £28k |
| Trust Property Held in Connection with Ebenezer Congregational Chapel | Swansea | £28k |