The Worcestershire and Districts Change Ringing Association Belfry Repairs Fund

Analysis

The Worcestershire and Districts Change Ringing Association Belfry Repairs Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in April 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Worcestershire and Districts Change Ringing Association Belfry Repairs Fund reported income of £12k and spending of £9,046, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5,520 to £12k (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 458%. Over the whole period it spent 25% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Worcestershire and Districts Change Ringing Association Belfry Repairs Fund sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The West Midlands Passenger Transport Educational Trust (£12k), Friends of the Trowbridge Museum (£12k) and Status 4 All (£12k).