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West Cheshire & North Wales Chamber of Commerce

Activities of business and employers membership organizations

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Previous officers 69

  1. Patricia Crocker 2023-2023 Director View profile
  2. Sarah Jane Jones 2019-2022 Director View profile
  3. Jennifer Ann Kennedy 2019-2022 Director View profile
  4. Paul James Cooney 2019-2024 Director View profile
  5. James Joseph Jones 2017-2024 Director View profile
  6. Martin Bryan Pearson 2017-2018 Director View profile
  7. Professor Clare Schofield 2016-2018 Director View profile
  8. Neil Ashbridge 2016-2019 Director View profile
  9. Phillip Edward Jones 2016-2023 Director View profile
  10. Nigel John Davies 2015-2016 Director View profile
  11. Charles Robert Ellis 2014-2021 Director View profile
  12. Debbie Patricia Bryce 2014-2024 Director View profile
  13. David Ian Furnival 2014-2019 Director View profile
  14. Philip Smith 2014-2017 Director View profile
  15. Victoria Jane Jones 2014-2020 Director View profile
  16. Katrina Kerr 2013-2018 Director View profile
  17. David Keith Anglesea 2013-2021 Director View profile
  18. Colin Peter Brew 2012-2019 Director View profile
  19. Sally Wightman 2012-2014 Director View profile
  20. Robin Mark Dillamore 2012-2016 Director View profile
  21. Dr Charles Phillip Harris 2010-2021 Director View profile
  22. Christopher Julian Brown 2010-2012 Director View profile
  23. Peter James Lavin 2010-2015 Director View profile
  24. Richard Clive Thomas 2010-2016 Director View profile
  25. Peter Hawkins 2010-2012 Director View profile
  26. Philip Robert Hughes 2010-2015 Director View profile
  27. James Norman Charles Crane 2010-2018 Director View profile
  28. Carl Dennis Wood 2010-2016 Director View profile
  29. Michael Jones 2010-2013 Director View profile
  30. John Andrew Pitchford 2010-2012 Director View profile
  31. William Scott Hogg 2010-2019 Director View profile
  32. Patrick Charles Kingsley-Williams 2010-2016 Director View profile
  33. Michael Gregory Reed 2008-2012 Director View profile
  34. Christopher James Naylor 2008-2012 Director View profile
  35. Brian Leslie Hales 2006-2007 Director View profile
  36. Christopher Edmund Burke 2006-2008 Director View profile
  37. Christopher Burgoyne 2006-2007 Director View profile
  38. Thomas Richard Mccabe 2006-2008 Director View profile
  39. Stephen Phillip Crawford 2003-2006 Director View profile
  40. Martin Clifford Tobitt 2003-2006 Director View profile
  41. Peter William Cocker 2003-2006 Director View profile
  42. Tahera Khalid 2003-2005 Director View profile
  43. Stuart Douglas Early 2002-2007 Director View profile
  44. Dr Carsten Kressel 2002-2004 Director View profile
  45. Timothy James Philip Culpin 2002-2005 Director View profile
  46. Philip Antony Swash 2001-2003 Director View profile
  47. Robert Gordon Mackenzie 2001-2002 Director View profile
  48. Paul Fox 2001-2002 Director View profile
  49. Donna Wendy Pumfrey 2001-2008 Director View profile
  50. Robert Ernest Parker 2001-2004 Director View profile
  51. Ronald Munroe 1998-2008 Director View profile
  52. Colin Leonard Burman 1998-2003 Director View profile
  53. Charles Jeramy Bingham Taylor 1998-2003 Director View profile
  54. William Ritchie 1998-2001 Director View profile
  55. Christopher John Storrar 1998-2004 Director View profile
  56. Elaine Mcmahon 1998-2001 Director View profile
  57. Nigel Jamieson Bruce 1998-2012 Director View profile
  58. William John Newton Jones 1998-2019 Director View profile
  59. Thomas David Evans 1998-2001 Director View profile
  60. Iain Davidson Mcaulay 1998-2013 Director View profile
  61. Malcolm Wilfred Doughty 1996-2001 Director View profile
  62. Graham Smart 1995 Director View profile
  63. Ronald Smith 1993 Director View profile
  64. David Simon Matthew Edwards 2016 Director View profile
  65. Christopher Powell 1997 Director View profile
  66. Williams, Robert Michael, Commodore (Royal Navy) 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  67. Myfanwy Elizabeth Morgan 1999-2006 Secretary View profile
  68. Stephen Francis Welch 1993-2007 Secretary View profile
  69. Frederick Richard Bass 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of business and employers membership organizations
Incorporated
11/03/1921
Registered office
Chester
Previous names
Chester, Ellesmere Port and North Wales Chamber of Commerce and Industry (until 12/07/2010)

Ownership

Owned by (3) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. West Cheshire & North Wales Chamber of Commerce is controlled by Sarah Elizabeth Bailey
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2024-12-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sarah Elizabeth Bailey.

4 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£397,414
Total assets
£398,611
Cash
£461,241
Employees
0.11
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

8 grants · £2,344,338 total

360Giving 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

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £2,262,990 (3 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £81,348 (5 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £461,9502022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £-1,8602022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £1,802,9002021-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £16,2702019-09-30
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £16,2702019-09-30
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

8 directors on the board

6.4y median 7.1y
average tenure
10.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (6)

1
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Other services 5Business services 3Education 2Professional services 2Dormant 1Finance 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00173634
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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