Handbell Ringers of Great Britain

Analysis

Handbell Ringers of Great Britain is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in March 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Handbell Ringers of Great Britain reported income of £177k and spending of £161k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £40k to £177k (+342%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 270%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Handbell Ringers of Great Britain sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harvard Global UK (£177k), Arts Active Trust (£177k) and The Foundation Foundation (£177k).