Taunton East Development Trust

Analysis

Taunton East Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Taunton. It was registered in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04774583). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Taunton East Development Trust reported income of £142k and spending of £184k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £79k to £142k (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Taunton East Development Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mazi Project (£142k), The David Lock Horsepool Foundation (£142k) and True Life Church MK (£142k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.