TAUNTON SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL CHARITY

Charity number: 1081420
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Advancing education for girls and boys age 2 to 18 both day and boarding. Adding the maximum value to help most pupils achieve excellent exam results and enabling all to maximise their potential. Helping pupils to be 'Ready for Life' through many co-curricular activities including; debating, music, drama and sport.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 July 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • TAUNTON SCHOOL (Working name)
  • TAUNTON SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL CHARITY (Previous name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

15 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark Anderson Chair 15 November 2023
None on record
Tracey Anne Hazell Trustee 30 November 2024
None on record
Shirlene Adam Trustee 22 April 2024
None on record
Shirley Shayler Trustee 09 March 2024
None on record
Matthew Mervyn Pyke Trustee 26 June 2023
None on record
Dinah Close Trustee 26 June 2023
None on record
Julian Peter Whiteley Trustee 03 December 2022
None on record
Sheila Majella Wheeler Trustee 05 December 2020
None on record
Dr Ian Kelham DL Trustee 01 December 2018
STACKED WONKY FOUNDATION LIMITED
Received: On time
David Hugh Hebditch Trustee 01 September 2017
None on record
Rear Admiral Ian Moncrieff CBE DL Trustee 01 September 2016
THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STROND
Received: On time
REV Nigel Carl Manges Trustee 01 September 2016
SOUTH WEST BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Robert Charles Aldrich Trustee 11 March 2016
None on record
Philip Michael Cooper BAHonsMSc Trustee 01 September 2014
None on record
Richard Kennedy Trustee
THE DORSET AND SOMERSET AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £22.49m £20.93m £21.18m £25.33m £29.19m
Total expenditure £22.00m £21.69m £21.28m £23.81m £27.57m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £324.60k £164.50k £196.30k £208.70k £441.30k
Income - Other trading activities £717.90k £587.50k £1.07m £1.38m £1.78m
Income - Charitable activities £21.38m £19.95m £18.96m £22.61m £25.71m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £69.00k £231.50k £198.20k £63.60k £105.30k
Income - Other £0 £0 £753.80k £1.06m £1.16m
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £196.30k £208.70k £441.30k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £21.64m £21.34m £20.78m £23.26m £26.84m
Expenditure - Raising funds £359.30k £349.00k £496.30k £553.10k £731.80k
Expenditure - Governance £184.90k £184.00k £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £278.90k £105.90k £90.10k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Own use assets £22.04m £25.07m £24.63m £25.94m £26.21m
Long-term investments £4.65m £4.52m £5.31m £5.15m £5.07m
Other assets £3.15m £1.02m £1.33m £1.93m £3.96m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 -£290.00k £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £11.71m £13.32m £13.37m £13.83m £14.44m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2023 28 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 28 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 27 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 27 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 21 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 14 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 26 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 31 March 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 07 September 2020 69 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 07 September 2020 69 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 01 NOVEMBER 1967
Charitable objects
TO RAISE FUNDS AND ACCEPT GIFTS FOR SPECIFIED CHARITABLE PURPOSES, NAMELY SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE SCHOOL AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE OR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR SUCH FOUNDATIONS WHETHER OR NOT CONNECTED WITH THE SCHOOL AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 22 July 2002 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
TAUNTON SCHOOL
STAPLEGROVE ROAD
TAUNTON
TA2 6AD
Phone:
01823703128