Living Light Christian Church Taunton

Analysis

Living Light Christian Church Taunton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05270456). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Living Light Christian Church Taunton reported income of £420k and spending of £451k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £325k to £420k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Living Light Christian Church Taunton sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ashley Family Foundation (£416k), Peace Brigades International UK Section (£425k) and Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple (East London) (£416k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.