The Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers

Analysis

The Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in April 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers reported income of £11k and spending of £7,211, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £62k to £11k (-82%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Buxton Christian Bookshop (£11k), Life Tree International Church (£11k) and Rawtenstall Spiritualist Centre (£11k).