Registered charity · Somerset
The Cathedral Church of ST Andrew in Wells
- 9 trustees
- Income £3.7m (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- The Very Reverend Toby Christopher WrightChair · since 2024
- Caroline Elizabeth BoddingtonTrustee · since 2023
- Colin William KerrTrustee · since 2024
- David Alastair Morgan-HewittTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Megan Isobel Jane DaffernTrustee · since 2024
- Edward William George Bayntun-Coward DLTrustee · since 2025
- Joanna Mary BirkettTrustee · since 2024
- Rev Timothy David StevensTrustee · since 2024
- William Henry Thomas SheppardTrustee · since 2023
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
- Bath And North East Somerset, North Somerset, Somerset
- Website
- www.wellscathedral.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2024
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£3.7m£3.7m
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHAPTER ARE - (A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FAITH AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, IN PARTICULAR BY FURTHERING THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND;(B) TO CARE FOR AND CONSERVE THE FABRIC OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH BUILDING; (C) TO ADVANCE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE ANCILLARY TO THE FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN SUB-PARAGRAPH (A) OR (B).THE CHAPTER MUST ACT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 4(3) OF THE CHARITIES ACT 2011.
Board analysis for researchers
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
- The Very Reverend Toby Christopher Wright Chair since 2024
- Caroline Elizabeth Boddington since 2023
- Colin William Kerr since 2024
- David Alastair Morgan-Hewitt since 2024
- Dr Megan Isobel Jane Daffern since 2024
- Edward William George Bayntun-Coward DL since 2025
- Joanna Mary Birkett since 2024
- Rev Timothy David Stevens since 2024
- William Henry Thomas Sheppard since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Colin William Kerr since 2024
- William Henry Thomas Sheppard since 2023
Portfolio (7)
- The Very Reverend Toby Christopher Wright Chair since 2024
- Caroline Elizabeth Boddington since 2023
- David Alastair Morgan-Hewitt since 2024
- Dr Megan Isobel Jane Daffern since 2024
- Edward William George Bayntun-Coward DL since 2025
- Joanna Mary Birkett since 2024
- Rev Timothy David Stevens since 2024
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1207269
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30 NOVEMBER 2023 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CATHEDRALS MEASURE 2021
- Contact on the register
- 01749674483 · office@wellscathedral.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th 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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