# The Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society of Change Ringers - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 1095998 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1095998) - Website: https://sites.google.com/view/lwascr/home - Latest income: £6,639; spending £19.9k - What it funds: Education / training, Religious activities, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Environment / conservation / heritage - Who it helps: Other defined groups - How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Acts as an umbrella or resource body - Area of operation: Walsall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire - Trustees: 5 - Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/lichfield-and-walsall-archdeaconries-society-of-change-ringers The society fosters the maintenance of Sunday Service bell ringing within the Archdeaconries of Lichfield and Walsall. We encourage the recruitment and training of ringers and the advancement of the art of change ringing and provide guidance and assistance to affiliated tower bands. We provide grants to affiliated church authorities for the provision, maintenance or improvement of their bells. ## Open and forthcoming schemes (0) None in OpenGrant's sources right now. ## Finances by year (Charity Commission) | Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations | |---|---|---|---| | 30 Jun 2025 | £6,639 | £19.9k | not filed | | 30 Jun 2024 | £4,633 | £5,436 | not filed | | 30 Jun 2023 | £4,229 | £7,514 | not filed | | 30 Jun 2022 | £4,658 | £3,960 | not filed | | 30 Jun 2021 | £80.9k | £6,958 | not filed | ## Charitable objects > The charity?s purposes are:I. The advancement of Christian religion, particularly by: - a. the institution and maintenance in affiliated towers of; full Sunday service ringing, other service ringing, and ringing for national and local civic occasions. b. the fostering of the closest possible co-operation with the church, its gospel mission, other owners of bell installations, and with the community. c. the recognition of the position of ringers as members of the church community, d. the encouragement of recruitment and training of ringers and advancement of the art of change ringing. e. the provision of assistance to owners or promoters of affiliated bell installations.II. The advancement of the education of the public in the art and science of bell ringing, by promoting and encouraging the practice of bellringing and by supporting the recruitment and development of bellringers. ## What it funds The Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society of Change Ringers is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, religious activities, arts / culture / heritage / science and environment / conservation / heritage for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources, provides advocacy / advice / information and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year The Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society of Change Ringers reported income of £6,639 and spending of £19.9k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Jun 2025, it spent £43.8k in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Walsall, Wolverhampton and Staffordshire. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society of Change Ringers in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (sites.google.com) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance. ## Questions ### Is The Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society of Change Ringers open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society of Change Ringers is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does The Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society of Change Ringers fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Walsall, Wolverhampton and Staffordshire. ### Does The Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society of Change Ringers give grants to individuals? The Charity Commission register records that The Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society of Change Ringers makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals. ### How much does The Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society of Change Ringers give each year? The register does not break out The Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society of Change Ringers's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Jun 2025 was £19.9k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £8,759 a year. ### How large is The Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society of Change Ringers? 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