List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
John Taylor & Co	from 1831	Loughborough	Loughborough, Leics	99	1883–2023	22
Abel Rudhall	1736–1760	Rudhall	Gloucester	41	1737–1759	11
Mears & Stainbank	1865–1968	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	29	1866–1952	12
Abraham II Rudhall	1718–1735	Rudhall	Gloucester	28	1720–1735	9
Abraham I Rudhall	1679–1718	Rudhall	Gloucester	26	1685–1717	12
Whitechapel Bell Foundry	1968–2017	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	17	1977–2005	10
John Rudhall	1783–1835	Rudhall	Gloucester	16	1788–1835	12
Matthew Higby & Co	from 2008	West Country	Holcombe	16	2020–2021	2
John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd	1989–2005	Loughborough	Loughborough	14	1992–2001	4
Thomas Rudhall	1760–1783	Rudhall	Gloucester	13	1760–1778	8
William Evans	1710–1770	Chepstow	Chepstow	11	1752–1764	2
Llewellins & James	1854–1940	Bristol C19th	Bristol	11	1879–1922	4
Gillett & Johnston	1887–1955	Gillett	Croydon	6	1894–1930	4
John I Pennington ('IP')	1623–1665	Pennington	Monmouth	5	1626–1654	3
William and Robert Cor	1696–1724	Aldbourne	Aldbourne	5	1700	1
John Warner & Sons	1786–1921	Warner	Cripplegate	5	1864–1899	3
John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd	1978–1989	Loughborough	Loughborough	4	1983–1985	2
G Mears & Co	1858–1873	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	4	1862–1865	3
Richard Keene	1654–1703		Woodstock, Royston	4	1668–1683	2
Henry I Bagley	1631–1684	Bagley	Chacombe	4	1678	1
Roger I Purdue	1605–1641	Purdue	Bristol	4	1632–1633	2
Taylors, Eayre & Smith	2005–2009	Loughborough	Loughborough	3	2007	1
Charles & George Mears	1843–1861	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	3	1850–1857	2
Eijsbouts	from 1947	Non UK	Asten (The Netherlands)	3	2018	1
Thomas I Bilbie	1724–1768	West Country	Chewstoke(&Cullompton 1746-54)	3	1739–1740	2
James Barwell & Co	1889–1920		Birmingham	3	1902–1909	2
Thomas Bond	1905–1938	Burford	Burford	3	1930–1935	1
John I Green	1595–1608	Worcester	Worcester	2	1596	1
Henry Farmer	1600–1623		Evesham	2	1620	1
James Barwell	1870–1898		Birmingham	2	1874–1890	2
John Taylor & Sons	1849–1858	Loughborough		1	1850	1
William Taylor	1843–1854	Loughborough	Oxford	1	1854	1
John Palmer (Gloucester)	1621–1677		Gloucester	1	1621	1
Henry Jeffries	1540–1555	Bristol	Bristol	1	1550	1
Lewis Cockey	1681–1699	West Country	Frome	1	1694	1
Thomas II Mears	1806–1849	Whitechapel	Whitechapel, Gloucester	1	1843	1
None listed				16		2
Total				408	1550–2023	51