The Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust

Registered charity 1098277 Registered since 2003

Operates: Somerset

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

3.5y median 2y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.7y

average years in governance

4 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 11Religious Activities 3Environment/conservation/heritage 2General Charitable Purposes 2The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Disability 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 3Education 2Business services 1

Boards that share trustees

The Friends of Wells Cathedral 2 shared trustees
Livability 1 shared trustee
On Your Bike (Recycle) LTD 1 shared trustee
Wells Cathedral Chamber Choir 1 shared trustee
The Cathedral Church of ST Andrew in Wells 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Friends of Wells Cathedral 2 shared trustees
Wells Cathedral School Limited 1 shared trustee
On Your Bike (Recycle) LTD 1 shared trustee
The Cathedral Church of ST Andrew in Wells 1 shared trustee
Livability 1 shared trustee
Wells Cathedral Chamber Choir 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	www.wcct.co.uk
Email	clerk@wcct.co.uk
Phone	01749684738
Address	Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust, School Office, 15 The Liberty, WELLS, Somerset, BA5 2ST

Finances

£512,266 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£222,622	£64,081
2022	£144,781	£79,596
2023	£117,865	£72,387
2024	£393,850	£133,978
2025	£512,266	£158,645

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Children/young People

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

The promotion of education of Choristers of the Cathedral by the granting of scholarships or bursaries, payable to the School or any financial assistance the Trustees consider appropriate towards activities which will either directly support the learning and development of individual Choristers or support the identification and recruitment of individuals who may benefit from a Chorister education and for such scholarships and bursaries to be tenable by all Choristers for as long as the Sponsors deem appropriate.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 21/01/2003AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 25/03/2004AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 19/07/2011 as amended on 10 Feb 2026 as amended on 10 Feb 2026

Trustees (11)

11trustees

64median age

1aged 70+

Arnold Wills Chair since 2019
Andrew Wilsonage 58 since 2025
Dorothy Nancekievillage 68 since 2025
Dr Mark Richard Groom since 2024
Fiona Willsage 61 since 2021
Frances Henderson since 2025
Margaret Wilson since 2016
Maureen Frances Anne Boylanage 71 since 2022
Rev Rosemary Lunn since 2024
Rev Timothy David Stevensage 66 since 2024
Samuel Grant Forseyage 37 since 2022

Connected charities (6)

The Friends of Wells Cathedral 2 shared trustees
Livability 1 shared trustee
On Your Bike (Recycle) LTD 1 shared trustee
Wells Cathedral School Limited 1 shared trustee
The Cathedral Church of ST Andrew in Wells 1 shared trustee
Wells Cathedral Chamber Choir 1 shared trustee

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