Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 7
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • All male board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE LOUGHBOROUGH BELLFOUNDRY TRUST

To promote the conservation and enhancement of the listed historic Taylor's Bell Foundry, its machinery, equipment and archives, for the public benefit.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely male?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£995£591£404£50£711£951.920
31/03/22£492£674£-182n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£955£688£267£63£488£430.816
31/03/20£451£255£196n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£117£243£-126n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£257£300£-43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£195£0£195n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 33%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 13%
Reserves/Spending: 1.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 9 years

www.belltrust.co.uk

info@belltrust.co.uk

01509638500

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leicestershire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£696,418
Garfield Weston Foundation£150,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund£93,300
The Pilgrim Trust£40,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£150,000 03/06/2022
Taylor's: Saving the UK's Last Bellfoundry
DCMS - Taylors Bell Foundry, Loughborough
£12,148 01/04/2021
Heritage recovery fund - Repairs tom roof
DCMS - CRF20: The Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust
£246,500 14/10/2020
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
DCMS - John Taylor Bell Foundry
£437,770 30/09/2020
Roof repairs to Hand bell Workshop, Carillion Tower, Tuning Shop Office, plus localised structural repairs and below ground drainage to the Works building.
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to The Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust
£40,000 25/09/2020
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Taylor’s: Saving the Last Bellfoundry in Britain
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust
£93,300 27/08/2020
COVID19: Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust
£3,754,000 25/09/2018
Taylor's: Saving the last bellfoundry in Britain
DCMS - JohnTaylor Bell Foundry
£25,580 01/04/2018
The detailed scope of the proposed third phase project will be developed at the outset of the project; a number of items have already been designed to some degree as part of the scoping of previous packages of repairs. However, the 2012-2013 ....more
DCMS - JohnTaylor Bell Foundry
£12,500 01/04/2018
The detailed scope of the proposed third phase project will be developed at the outset of the project; a number of items have already been designed to some degree as part of the scoping of previous packages of repairs. However, the 2012-2013 ....more
DCMS - Repair Grants for Heritage at Risk
£125,000 02/01/2018
The detailed scope of the proposed third phase project will be developed at the outset of the project; a number of items have already been designed to some degree as part of the scoping of previous packages of repairs. However, the 2012-2013 ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

  • ANDREW WILLIAM RONALD WILBY Appointed: 2016
  • DAVID EDWARD POTTER Appointed: 2016
  • DR ANDREW JOHN SLADE PROFESSOR Appointed: 2019
  • HANNH TAYLOR Appointed: 2017
  • MICHAEL WILLIAMS Appointed: 2019
  • ROBERT COOLES Appointed: 2016
  • TIMOTHY BRADLEY Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/04/2016, number: 1166562
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust
The Bell Foundry
Freehold Street
LOUGHBOROUGH
Leicestershire
LE11 1AR

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE LISTED HISTORIC TAYLOR'S BELL FOUNDRY, ITS MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT AND ARCHIVES, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT;(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, TRADITIONS AND CRAFT OF BELL MAKING, BELL HANGING AND BELL RINGING (AND ALL ASSOCIATED SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES);(C) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; AND(D) TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME SEE FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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