Registered charity · Devon
The Devon Church Bell Restoration Fund
- 7 trustees
- Income £24k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- David HirdChair · since 2021
- Alena WardleTrustee · since 2024
- Andrew Christopher CleaveTrustee · since 2024
- Andrew Patrick DigbyTrustee · since 2026
- Elaine GrantTrustee · since 2013
- Graham Maurice SharlandTrustee
- Janet Mary DeemTrustee · since 2018
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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People on this board also serve on 1 other charity:
- Exeter ST. Mark Church Bells Restoration Fund · 1 shared trustee
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Devon
- Registered
- 1978
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£24k£17k
- 2024£29k£29k
- 2023£22k£7k
Earlier years
- 2022£19k£34k
- 2021£15k£8k
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CHURCHES IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON AND DIOCESE OF EXETER FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESTORING, MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THEIR BELL INSTALLATIONS.
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Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- David Hird Chair since 2021
- Alena Wardle since 2024
- Andrew Christopher Cleave since 2024
- Andrew Patrick Digby since 2026
- Elaine Grant since 2013
- Graham Maurice Sharland
- Janet Mary Deem since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Elaine Grant since 2013
- Janet Mary Deem since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Alena Wardle since 2024
- Andrew Christopher Cleave since 2024
- Andrew Patrick Digby since 2026
- Elaine Grant since 2013
- Graham Maurice Sharland
- Janet Mary Deem since 2018
Portfolio (1)
- David Hird Chair since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 276490
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- RULES ADOPTED 12 NOVEMBER 1977 AS AMENDED 10 NOVEMBER 2007
- Contact on the register
- 01395272444 · dcbrf72@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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