Registered charity · Chester
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chester, Christ Church
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chester, Christ Church is a registered charity (number 1133808) based in Chester, governed by 18 trustees and chaired by Rev Anna Louise Leyden since 2020. Latest income £114k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as Christ Church PCC, Chester (Charity Commission)
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
- 18 trustees
- Income £114k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Rev Anna Louise LeydenChair · since 2020
- Andrew WigglesworthTrustee · since 2019
- Anna HockleyTrustee · since 2024
- Calvin HodgsonTrustee · since 2024
- Carys AddisonTrustee · since 2023
- David Anthony JonesTrustee · since 2022
- David John ChirgwinTrustee
- Dino Siu Fai LeungTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Mercy AdeTrustee · since 2025
- Edward Huntley NewmanTrustee · since 2021
- Janet Margaret Pinnell Thorp MATrustee
- Jonathan Aragon-EscobosaTrustee · since 2023
- Kerry WigglesworthTrustee · since 2025
- Laura Elizabeth HaleTrustee · since 2022
- Pauline Ann Jones OBETrustee · since 2021
- Rev Denise NobleTrustee · since 2024
- Thomas Jay CobbTrustee · since 2020
- Wendy Margaret PetoTrustee
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.christchurchchester.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£114k£118k
- 2024£125k£126k
- 2023£113k£120k
Earlier years
- 2022£95k£109k
- 2021£115k£108k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government contracts under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
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.
18 trustees on the board
- Rev Anna Louise Leyden Chair since 2020
- Andrew Wigglesworth since 2019
- Anna Hockley since 2024
- Calvin Hodgson since 2024
- Carys Addison since 2023
- David John Chirgwin
- David Anthony Jones since 2022
- Dino Siu Fai Leung since 2024
- Dr Mercy Ade since 2025
- Edward Huntley Newman since 2021
- Janet Margaret Pinnell Thorp MA
- Jonathan Aragon-Escobosa since 2023
- Kerry Wigglesworth since 2025
- Laura Elizabeth Hale since 2022
- Pauline Ann Jones OBE since 2021
- Rev Denise Noble since 2024
- Thomas Jay Cobb since 2020
- Wendy Margaret Peto
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Anna Louise Leyden Chair since 2020
- Andrew Wigglesworth since 2019
- Thomas Jay Cobb since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (17)
- Andrew Wigglesworth since 2019
- Anna Hockley since 2024
- Calvin Hodgson since 2024
- Carys Addison since 2023
- David John Chirgwin
- David Anthony Jones since 2022
- Dino Siu Fai Leung since 2024
- Dr Mercy Ade since 2025
- Edward Huntley Newman since 2021
- Janet Margaret Pinnell Thorp MA
- Jonathan Aragon-Escobosa since 2023
- Kerry Wigglesworth since 2025
- Laura Elizabeth Hale since 2022
- Pauline Ann Jones OBE since 2021
- Rev Denise Noble since 2024
- Thomas Jay Cobb since 2020
- Wendy Margaret Peto
Portfolio (1)
- Rev Anna Louise Leyden Chair since 2020
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.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1133808
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES
- Contact on the register
- 07443 584528 · admin@christchurchchester.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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