List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
John Taylor & Co	from 1831	Loughborough	Loughborough, Leics	4489	1859–2023	839
Mears & Stainbank	1865–1968	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	1933	1865–1968	480
Whitechapel Bell Foundry	1968–2017	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	947	1968–2017	254
John Warner & Sons	1786–1921	Warner	Cripplegate	907	1790–1921	225
Gillett & Johnston	1887–1955	Gillett	Croydon	779	1893–1956	164
Thomas II Mears	1806–1849	Whitechapel	Whitechapel, Gloucester	450	1810–1844	143
John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd	1989–2005	Loughborough	Loughborough	314	1989–2005	100
Charles & George Mears	1843–1861	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	308	1844–1861	88
Abraham II Rudhall	1718–1735	Rudhall	Gloucester	192	1719–1735	44
Abraham I Rudhall	1679–1718	Rudhall	Gloucester	189	1685–1718	54
John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd	1978–1989	Loughborough	Loughborough	170	1978–1989	66
Bowditch & Higby	1989–2014	West Country	Dulcote	162	1995–2013	22
Abel Rudhall	1736–1760	Rudhall	Gloucester	148	1737–1759	49
Matthew Higby & Co	from 2008	West Country	Holcombe	145	2014–2024	22
Pack & Chapman	1769–1781	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	134	1769–1780	47
John Briant	1779–1825		Hertford	107	1782–1819	36
Lester & Pack	1752–1769	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	104	1752–1769	55
Llewellins & James	1854–1940	Bristol C19th	Bristol	101	1874–1923	31
John Rudhall	1783–1835	Rudhall	Gloucester	100	1783–1835	40
Thomas Rudhall	1760–1783	Rudhall	Gloucester	99	1760–1782	35
Eijsbouts	from 1947	Non UK	Asten (The Netherlands)	92	1979–2025	32
William Dobson	1798–1832		Downham Market	91	1806–1832	30
Thomas I Mears	1787–1806	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	79	1790–1804	27
Richard Phelps	1700–1738	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	77	1701–1737	31
Alfred Bowell	1896–1939		Ipswich	74	1906–1938	30
Thomas I Bilbie	1724–1768	West Country	Chewstoke(&Cullompton 1746-54)	72	1725–1767	26
Thomas Osborn	1779–1806		St Neots, Downham Market	70	1779–1801	20
Hugh II Watts	1615–1643		Bedford, Leicester	69	1614–1642	36
George Mears	1844–1865	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	57	1858–1864	18
Ellis I Knight	1623–1658	Reading	Reading	54	1623–1657	25
Taylors, Eayre & Smith	2005–2009	Loughborough	Loughborough	53	2005–2009	19
G Mears & Co	1858–1873	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	52	1858–1865	21
William Evans	1710–1770	Chepstow	Chepstow	48	1731–1764	13
Joseph Eayre	1735–1772		St Neots	47	1748–1770	19
Thomas Mears & Son	1794–1810	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	45	1805–1810	17
Charles Carr	1864–1926		Smethwick	44	1891–1926	10
James Barwell & Co	1889–1920		Birmingham	43	1901–1914	14
William Blews & Sons	1862–1891		Birmingham	40	1870–1879	9
Thomas Lester	1735–1752	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	40	1740–1751	18
Robert Catlin	1738–1751	London	Holborn, London	40	1739–1751	16
John Taylor	1825–1849	Loughborough	Buckland Brewer, Oxf'd, L'boro	37	1829–1849	12
George I Oldfield	1620–1678	Nottingham	Nottingham	37	1620–1674	23
Thomas II Bilbie	1754–1780	West Country	Cullompton	36	1755–1780	11
Miles I Graye	1598–1649		Colchester	35	1602–1641	21
Samuel Knight	1681–1739	Reading	Reading, London	34	1689–1739	14
Henry II Oldfield	1590–1620	Nottingham	Nottingham	33	1589–1620	18
Henry II Bagley	1679–1703	Bagley	Chacombe(-87), Ecton(87-)	33	1681–1702	11
James Barwell	1870–1898		Birmingham	31	1874–1897	13
Edward Arnold	1761–1799		St Neots(-85), Leicester(84-)	31	1774–1795	12
Thomas Newman	1699–1745	Norwich	Cambridge, Norwich	30	1703–1744	14