Registered charity · Chester
The Chester Cathedral Development Trust
- 2 trustees
- Income £7k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 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
- Where
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Website
- www.chestercathedral.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1968
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£7k£278
- 2024£11k£281
- 2023£15k£6k
Earlier years
- 2022£16k£3k
- 2021£18k£14k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
A) FOR THE RESTORATION AND REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FABRIC OF THE CATHEDRAL. B) THE RESTORATION AND REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ORGAN AND OTHER APPURTENANCES OF THE CATHEDRAL. C) THE ERECTION OF A BELL-TOWER FOR THE CATHEDRAL AND THE RE-HANGING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CATHEDRAL BELLS. D) THE PRESERVATION OF THE CATHEDRAL'S TREASURES AND THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE CATHEDRAL. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF TRUST DEED).
Grants received
3 grants · £257,310 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 Archbishops' Council · £247,310 (2 grants)
- Westminster Foundation · £10,000
Most recent
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.
2 trustees on the board
- Ian Watmore since 2025
- The Very Reverend Dr Timothy Richard Stratford since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
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
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
- 257123
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 23/9/1968 AS AMENDED BY DEEDS OF VARIATION DATED 27/7/1982 AND 26/1/95
- Contact on the register
- 01244324756 · finance@chestercathedral.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th 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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