Taunton School Educational Charity

Analysis

Taunton School Educational Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Taunton. It was registered in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04005803). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Taunton School Educational Charity reported income of £30.5m and spending of £29.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £21.2m to £30.5m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Taunton School Educational Charity sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kingdom Hall Trust (£30.3m), New Hall School Trust (£31.3m) and The Salford Diocesan Trust (£29.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, trading 4.5% and donations and legacies 3.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £965k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.5%. Reserves of £18.0m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 694 people.