TAUNTON MODEL ENGINEERS

Charity number: 1178760
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The advancement of public education in engineering, with a particular focus on model engineering to include, without limitation, engineering in relation to traction, stationary, hot air and internal combustion engines, locomotives, boats, tools, clock making, robots and vehicle restoration through the construction and operation of models of engineering, the provision of talks, workshops, publi

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £47,548
Total expenditure: £21,812

People

11 Trustee(s)

58 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 June 2018: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • TME (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DAVID JULIAN HARTLAND Chair 06 June 2018
None on record
Robert Abel Trustee 25 March 2025
None on record
Mark David Sweet Trustee 18 March 2025
None on record
Ian Marks Trustee 18 March 2025
None on record
Joan Hedy Herriot Trustee 18 March 2025
None on record
Barry Baxter Trustee 18 March 2025
None on record
Mary LeCoyte Trustee 19 April 2022
None on record
PHIL MORTIMER Trustee 06 June 2018
None on record
BERNARD LESLIE HART Trustee 06 June 2018
None on record
DAVE WOOD Trustee 06 June 2018
None on record
TIM GRIFFITHS Trustee 06 June 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £26.48k £32.88k £34.00k £42.14k £47.55k
Total expenditure £102.17k £12.94k £18.00k £18.72k £21.81k
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

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 December 2024 23 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 23 September 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 May 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 06 November 2022 6 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 06 November 2022 6 days late
Annual return 31 December 2020 15 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 15 September 2021 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05 APR 1995 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 22 MAY 2018 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 04 JUN 2018

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ENGINEERING, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON MODEL ENGINEERING TO INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ENGINEERING IN RELATION TO TRACTION, STATIONARY, HOT AIR AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, LOCOMOTIVES, BOATS, TOOLS, CLOCK MAKING, ROBOTS AND VEHICLE RESTORATION THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF MODELS OF ENGINEERING, THE PROVISION OF TALKS, WORKSHOPS, PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS AND BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT AND THE RUNNING OF ENGINEERING MODELS; AND 2) TO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF DONATIONS.

Contact information

Address:
Webb Engineering
METEOR HOUSE
Culmhead Business Centre
Culmhead
TAUNTON
TA3 7DY
Phone:
01823 277255
Email:
secretary@tauntonme.org.uk
Website:

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