The Bell Inn Iden Community Limited
The Bell Inn Iden Community Limited is a limited liability Community Benefit Society (CBS), registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Society’s FCA registration number is 9244. Our registered address is Danesbury, Main Street, Iden TN31 7PT.
Objective
The objective of the CBS is to reopen The Bell (closed since the summer of 2023) as a thriving community pub in the heart of the village. To this end the we purchased the freehold of the Bell in March 2026, together with local landowner Christopher Strangeways. The CBS is now in the process of raising the necessary funds to refurbish and fit out The Bell, ready for reopening in the summer of 2027.
CBS Membership
Any eligible individual who has purchased 500 or more shares (shares are valued at £1 each) will become a Member of the Society. New members are welcome to apply for membership at any time.
Members have the opportunity to attend and vote at Annual and other Members’’ Meetings, and to participate in the election of the Management Committee, as set out in the Society’s Rules. A copy of our Rules is available here.
The Society is a democratic organization that operates on the principle of one member one vote, regardless of the amount each member has invested.
Governance
The CBS Management Board is responsible for managing the affairs of the Society in the same way as a Board of Directors is responsible for managing the affairs of a limited company. The Management Board will:
• Organise and supervise the refurbishment and fitting out of The Bell
• Monitor and manage the Society’s financial affairs for the benefit of the community
• Hold meetings, with published agenda and minutes
• Ensure that the Society complies with all relevant Regulations
The Management Committee produces an Annual Report which summarises the activities of the CBS during the previous financial year, together with any future plans. Any significant changes to the direction of the Society will require an Extraordinary Members’ Meeting.