The Besom in Taunton

Analysis

The Besom in Taunton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in June 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08500773). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Besom in Taunton reported income of £37k and spending of £28k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £33k to £37k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Besom in Taunton sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Music4children (£37k), Christ Apostolic Church Channel of Peace and Love Interantional (£37k) and Young in Wolverhampton Clubs (£37k).