TAUNTON HERITAGE TRUST

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
We are an almshouse charity providing flats in Taunton to people aged 60 and over who are in need and capable of independent living. We provide part time warden assistance and every flat benefits from communal laundries and our beautiful gardens. We also run a monthly grant scheme that benefits Taunton Deane residents who can demonstrate financial need.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income:
£622,058
Donations and legacies | £100 | |
Charitable activities | £501.50k | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £119.95k | |
Other | £511 |
Total expenditure:
£717,166
Raising funds | £12.52k | |
Charitable activities | £680.04k | |
Other | £24.60k |
-£3,441 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
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.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £37.12k | |
Charitable expenditure | £680.04k |
People

8 Employee(s)
9 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Accommodation/housing
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Somerset
Governance
- 14 February 2018: CIO registration
- 20 March 2019: Funds received from 202120 TAUNTON HERITAGE TRUST
No other names
- Homes England
- 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
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
9 Trustee(s)
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ELIZABETH ANNE FOTHERGILL | Chair | 01 July 2018 |
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Peter Moat | Trustee | 14 January 2025 |
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BRYONY HOULDEN | Trustee | 14 January 2025 |
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Andrew Sully | Trustee | 12 September 2023 |
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Hugh Gregory | Trustee | 05 April 2020 |
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Andrew Hunter Robertson Pritchard | Trustee | 17 July 2019 |
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JOHN RICHARD RUFF | Trustee | 01 July 2018 |
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NORMAN PHILIP CAVILL | Trustee | 01 July 2018 |
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MICHAEL HELLINGS | Trustee | 05 June 2018 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 30/06/2020 | 30/06/2021 | 30/06/2022 | 30/06/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £733.25k | £715.30k | £690.78k | £967.70k | £622.06k | |
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Total expenditure | £617.26k | £520.77k | £612.03k | £595.88k | £717.17k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £10.00k | £10.00k | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £10.05k | £3.15k | £50 | £65 | £100 | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £544.31k | £552.40k | £572.67k | £616.91k | £501.50k | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £178.89k | £159.76k | £117.15k | £144.84k | £119.95k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £0 | £900 | £205.89k | £511 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £581.39k | £481.26k | £589.30k | £572.39k | £680.04k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £15.03k | £16.39k | £18.64k | £17.83k | £12.52k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £8.21k | £7.20k | £8.30k | £7.95k | £43.07k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £1.85k | £36.69k | £2.30k | £200 | £761 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £15.03k | £16.39k | £18.64k | £17.83k | £12.52k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £20.84k | £23.12k | £4.08k | £5.66k | £24.60k |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
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 InvestmentsInvestments 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.
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 liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese 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.
Asset / Liability | 30/06/2020 | 30/06/2021 | 30/06/2022 | 30/06/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £3.41m | £3.43m | £3.45m | £3.27m | £3.27m | |
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Long-term investments | £3.50m | £3.56m | £3.45m | £3.69m | £3.72m | |
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Other assets | £238.06k | £349.38k | £268.47k | £431.81k | £348.85k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £84.02k | £48.57k | £76.96k | £43.05k | £91.92k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 07 October 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 07 October 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 June 2023 | 11 January 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 June 2023 | 11 January 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 June 2022 | 18 January 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 June 2022 | 18 January 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 June 2021 | 15 February 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR |
30 June 2021
(These accounts |
15 February 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 June 2020 | 25 January 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 June 2020 | 25 January 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED ON AMENDED ON 11 SEP 2018 AMENDED ON 02 OCT 2018 as amended on 14 Jan 2025
Charitable objects
(A) TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, SUITABLE AND SAFE HOUSING IN THE FORM OF ALMSHOUSES ACCOMMODATION FOR PEOPLE IN NEED AGED 60 YEARS AND OVER WITH PRIORITY BEING GIVEN TO INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH OF TAUNTON DEANE (AREA OF BENEFIT). (B) TO PROVIDE RELIEF IN NEED FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE ALMSHOUSES AND OTHER INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT, (OR IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES TO PERSONS RESIDENT IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE THE AREA OF BENEFIT), BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDIVIDUALS OR OTHER CHARITIES OR IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE CIO MAY SEE FIT. (C) TO PROVIDE ANNUAL GRANTS TO BISHOP'S FOX SCHOOL AND AS PART OF THE BRITISH SCHOOL FUND, TO OTHER SCHOOLS IN ORDER TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Contact information
- Address:
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TAUNTON HERITAGE TRUST
WREXEN HOUSE
MAGDALENE STREET
TAUNTON
SOMERSET
TA1 1SG
- Phone:
- 01823335348
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