Registered charity (CIO) · Bridgwater
ST Nicholas the Wayfarers Church
ST Nicholas the Wayfarers Church is a registered charity (number 1173287) based in Bridgwater, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Sr. Annette Stapleton since 2017. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
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, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- Where
- Somerset
- Website
- www.stnicholaswayfarerschurch.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024--
- 2023--
- 2022--
Earlier years
- 2021--
- 2020£2k£3k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2017: Government contracts 0% · Government grants 0%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE RELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS OF A RELIGIOUS NATURE AND THE NURTURING OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.TO FURTHER ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND HISTORY OF ST NICHOLAS WITHIN KILTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Sr. Annette Stapleton Chair since 2017
- Anne Sparks since 2017
- Bernadette Wright since 2017
- Colin Wright since 2017
- Rev Stephen Campbell since 2017
- Terry Ayre since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Sr. Annette Stapleton Chair since 2017
- Anne Sparks since 2017
- Bernadette Wright since 2017
- Colin Wright since 2017
- Rev Stephen Campbell since 2017
- Terry Ayre since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Sr. Annette Stapleton Chair since 2017
- Anne Sparks since 2017
- Bernadette Wright since 2017
- Colin Wright since 2017
- Rev Stephen Campbell since 2017
- Terry Ayre since 2017
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1173287
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Jun 2017
- Contact on the register
- 01278733504
- 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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