Registered charity · Chester
Wesley Methodist Church
Wesley Methodist Church is a registered charity (number 1138016) based in Chester, governed by 23 trustees and chaired by Rev John Neil Stacey since 2012. Latest income £310k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as The Wesley Church Centre (Charity Commission)
The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union the advancement of -(a) the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the dicipline of the Methodist Church;(b) any charitable...
- 23 trustees
- Income £310k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Rev John Neil StaceyChair · since 2012
- Andrew James RamseyTrustee · since 2012
- Andrew Miles HerbertTrustee · since 2026
- Brian Charlton HealdTrustee
- Catherine Elizabeth MatthewsTrustee · since 2026
- Deacon Suzanne Marie SaleTrustee · since 2022
- Denise Margaret KingsnorthTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Derek John FRYTrustee
- Dr Heather PearsonTrustee
- Dr Mark Edward GantTrustee · since 2023
- Gillian LangrickTrustee · since 2017
- Gillian Meredith TaggartTrustee · since 2026
- Heather WalkerTrustee · since 2026
- Ian EvansTrustee · since 2024
- Jane Denman Krause MA FrgsTrustee · since 2012
- John Terence GreenTrustee · since 2022
- Malcolm PearsonTrustee
- Michael HaynesTrustee · since 2024
- Pauline GoodladTrustee · since 2022
- Professor David CloughTrustee · since 2013
- Rosalind Angela Alexander-Macquiban B.PhilTrustee · since 2020
- Shirley StaceyTrustee · since 2021
- Simon KellyTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Cheshire East, Flintshire, Cheshire West & Chester
- Website
- www.wesleychester.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£310k£291k
- 2024£336k£256k
- 2023£269k£240k
Earlier years
- 2022£281k£376k
- 2021£179k£166k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union the advancement of -(a) the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the dicipline of the Methodist Church;(b) any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, district, circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church;(c) any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsiduary or ancillary to the Methodist Church;(d) any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist 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.
23 trustees on the board
- Rev John Neil Stacey Chair since 2012
- Andrew James Ramsey since 2012
- Andrew Miles Herbert since 2026
- Brian Charlton Heald
- Catherine Elizabeth Matthews since 2026
- Denise Margaret Kingsnorth since 2023
- Deacon Suzanne Marie Sale since 2022
- Dr Derek John FRY
- Dr Heather Pearson
- Dr Mark Edward Gant since 2023
- Gillian Langrick since 2017
- Gillian Meredith Taggart since 2026
- Heather Walker since 2026
- Ian Evans since 2024
- Jane Denman Krause MA Frgs since 2012
- John Terence Green since 2022
- Malcolm Pearson
- Michael Haynes since 2024
- Pauline Goodlad since 2022
- Professor David Clough since 2013
- Rosalind Angela Alexander-Macquiban B.Phil since 2020
- Shirley Stacey since 2021
- Simon Kelly since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev John Neil Stacey Chair since 2012
- Andrew James Ramsey since 2012
- Gillian Langrick since 2017
- Jane Denman Krause MA Frgs since 2012
- Professor David Clough since 2013
- Rosalind Angela Alexander-Macquiban B.Phil since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (16)
- Andrew James Ramsey since 2012
- Andrew Miles Herbert since 2026
- Brian Charlton Heald
- Catherine Elizabeth Matthews since 2026
- Denise Margaret Kingsnorth since 2023
- Dr Derek John FRY
- Gillian Langrick since 2017
- Gillian Meredith Taggart since 2026
- Heather Walker since 2026
- Ian Evans since 2024
- John Terence Green since 2022
- Malcolm Pearson
- Michael Haynes since 2024
- Pauline Goodlad since 2022
- Professor David Clough since 2013
- Rosalind Angela Alexander-Macquiban B.Phil since 2020
Portfolio (7)
- Rev John Neil Stacey Chair since 2012
- Deacon Suzanne Marie Sale since 2022
- Dr Heather Pearson
- Dr Mark Edward Gant since 2023
- Jane Denman Krause MA Frgs since 2012
- Shirley Stacey since 2021
- Simon Kelly since 2025
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.
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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
- 1138016
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
- Contact on the register
- 01244323037 · info@wesleychester.co.uk
- 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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