Registered charity · Chester
Hoole Baptist Church Chester
The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other...
- 7 trustees
- Income £373k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Website
- www.hbc.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£373k£332k
- 2024£329k£320k
- 2023£299k£282k
Earlier years
- 2022£249k£234k
- 2021£236k£213k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.
Grants received
6 grants · £28,713 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Westminster Foundation · £10,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £5,000
- Cheshire Community Foundation · £2,106 (2 grants)
- Steve Morgan Foundation · £1,607
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Andrew Elphinston
- Abigail Beth Lycett since 2024
- Joanna Hewlett since 2021
- Lesley-Anne Smith since 2026
- MRS SUE Glover
- REV. Andy Glover
- Ruth Linda Ludgate since 2021
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Andrew Elphinston
- Abigail Beth Lycett since 2024
- Joanna Hewlett since 2021
- Lesley-Anne Smith since 2026
- Ruth Linda Ludgate since 2021
Portfolio (2)
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1131495
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20 MAY 2009 as amended on 03 Oct 2022
- Contact on the register
- 01244327263 · office@hbc.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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