Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

CHESTER DIOCESAN GUILD OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS 

Training in the art of church bell ringing.Training in church bell maintenance.Arranging and running practice meetings for church bell ringers.Arranging and running church bell ringing competitions.Arranging church bell ringing for special events and commemorations.Providing grants towards the preservation, restoration, and augmentation of church bells and their fittings.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£9£8£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£7£3£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£7£25£-18n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£6£3£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£7£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£6£2£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£7£17£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£7£4£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£8£3£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.chesterdg.org.uk

bob-pollyk@tiscali.co.uk

01625523962

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Derbyshire, Halton, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Warrington, Wirral,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/08/2012, number: 1148441
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

44 Woodlands Road
Handforth
WILMSLOW
Cheshire
SK9 3AU

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION ,IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:A) PROMOTING AND FOSTERING THE RINGING OF BELLS FOR CHRISTIAN PRAYER, WORSHIP AND CELEBRATION;B) PROMOTING AND FOSTERING THE RINGING OF BELLS ON OCCASIONS OF NATIONAL OR LOCAL COMMEMORATION, CELEBRATION OR MOURNING; ANDC) THE PROVISION, PRESERVATION, RESTORATION AND AUGMENTATION OF BELLS AND THEIR FITTINGS, INCLUDING ANY WHICH ARE REDUNDANT.2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ALL ASPECTS OF BELL RINGING AND MAINTENANCE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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