Company · Cambridge
The Historic Chapels Trust
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Paul EmeryDirector · since 2024
- Joanna DavidsonDirector · since 2024
- Sophie BellDirector · since 2024
- Petra GreenDirector · since 2024
- Jacob, William Mungo, the Venerable Dr.Director · since 2021
- Wellings, Martin, Reverend DoctorDirector · since 2021
- Christopher Gordon SmithDirector · since 2019
- Jean Margaret StevensonDirector · since 2011
- Rachel Stephany CockettSecretary · since 2025
Previous officers 21
- Humphrey Welfare 2018-2021 View profile
- Alexander Graham Hamilton 2015-2015 View profile
- Deborah Jane Dance 2014-2020 View profile
- Christopher Geoffrey Wakeling 2013-2023 View profile
- Gregory Brunt 2011-2016 View profile
- James Hans Gregory 2008-2020 View profile
- Lord Andrew Mawson 2008-2013 View profile
- Oliver Henry James Pearcey 2006-2019 View profile
- Prof John Clyde Goodfellow Binfield 2006-2019 View profile
- Shutt of Greetland, David Trevor, Lord Shutt of Greetland 2002-2010 View profile
- Christina Moira Van Melzen 2002-2010 View profile
- Sir John Charles Buchanan Riddell 1998-2000 View profile
- Neil Henry Burton 1995-2020 View profile
- Robert Lewis Vigars 1993-2007 View profile
- Sir Beith, Alan James, the Right Honourable 1993-2014 View profile
- Christopher Fyson Stell 1993-2013 View profile
- Anthony Paul Rossi 1993-1997 View profile
- Matthew John Saunders 1993-1995 View profile
- Sir Hugh Rossi 1993-2002 View profile
- Roland Jeffery 2012-2018 View profile
- Dr Jennifer Margaret Freeman 1993-2012 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
- Incorporated
- 08/01/1993
- Registered office
- Cambridge
- Also a registered charity
- The Historic Chapels Trust
Financials
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
24 grants · £3,188,407 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 · £2,974,445 (19 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £211,262 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,700
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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
- Christopher Gordon Smith Director · appointed 2019
- Paul Emery Director · appointed 2024
- Jean Margaret Stevenson Director · appointed 2011
- Sophie Bell Director · appointed 2024
- Jacob, William Mungo, the Venerable Dr. Director · appointed 2021
- Joanna Davidson Director · appointed 2024
- Petra Green Director · appointed 2024
- Wellings, Martin, Reverend Doctor Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher Gordon Smith Director · appointed 2019
- Jean Margaret Stevenson Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Christopher Gordon Smith Director · appointed 2019
- Paul Emery Director · appointed 2024
- Jean Margaret Stevenson Director · appointed 2011
- Sophie Bell Director · appointed 2024
- Wellings, Martin, Reverend Doctor Director · appointed 2021
Portfolio (3)
- Jacob, William Mungo, the Venerable Dr. Director · appointed 2021
- Joanna Davidson Director · appointed 2024
- Petra Green Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
- Jean Margaret Stevenson The Guild of the Royal Hospital of ST Bartholomew
- Jacob, William Mungo, the Venerable Dr. Great Ringstead Allotment Charity, The Chapels Society, The Society of the Faith (Incorporated), Lincoln Theological Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, The Holland Lectureship
- Petra Green LHA London LTD
- Wellings, Martin, Reverend Doctor The Heathfield Trust, Trinity (Methodist/United Reformed) Church, Golders Green, Wesley Historical Society, The Chapels Society, Finchley Methodist Church, Barnet and Queensbury Methodist Circuit
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.
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02778395
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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