Registered charity · St. Asaph
The Dean and Chapter of ST Asaph Cathedral
- 9 trustees
- Income £465k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Nigel WilliamsChair · since 2014
- Brian Paul WhittakerTrustee · since 2026
- Canon Chancellor Michael Henry HaslamTrustee · since 2026
- Canon Professor Paul Mealor LVOTrustee · since 2026
- Emyr Wyn HughesTrustee · since 2022
- Karen Alison DixonTrustee · since 2022
- Rev John REX MatthiasTrustee · since 2015
- Rev Joshua Christian AskwithTrustee · since 2025
- Rev Martin John BatchelorTrustee · since 2026
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
- Powys, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and more
- Website
- stasaphcathedral.wales (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£465k£458k
- 2024£602k£524k
- 2023£724k£603k
Earlier years
- 2022£479k£499k
- 2021£437k£320k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION OF THE CHURCH OF WALES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH IN WALES IN AND THROUGH THE CATHEDRAL BY PROMOTING THE STATEMENT OF FAITH MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN:• THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CHURCH IN WALES.• THE ROYAL CHARTER 1919.• THE WELSH CHURCH ACT 1914.• THE WELSH CHURCH (TEMPORALITIES) ACT 1991.
Grants received
3 grants · £327,800 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
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £312,800 (2 grants)
- National Churches Trust · £15,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Rev Nigel Williams Chair since 2014
- Brian Paul Whittaker since 2026
- Canon Chancellor Michael Henry Haslam since 2026
- Canon Professor Paul Mealor LVO since 2026
- Emyr Wyn Hughes since 2022
- Karen Alison Dixon since 2022
- Rev John REX Matthias since 2015
- Rev Joshua Christian Askwith since 2025
- Rev Martin John Batchelor since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Nigel Williams Chair since 2014
- Rev John REX Matthias since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Brian Paul Whittaker since 2026
- Canon Chancellor Michael Henry Haslam since 2026
- Canon Professor Paul Mealor LVO since 2026
- Emyr Wyn Hughes since 2022
- Karen Alison Dixon since 2022
- Rev John REX Matthias since 2015
- Rev Joshua Christian Askwith since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Rev Nigel Williams Chair since 2014
- Rev Martin John Batchelor since 2026
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
1.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1159494
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 14/08/2014
- Contact on the register
- 01745582245 · hello@stasaphcathedral.wales
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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