Taunton Theatre Association Limited

Analysis

Taunton Theatre Association Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08658085). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Taunton Theatre Association Limited reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £625k to £1.6m (+160%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Taunton Theatre Association Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sussex Archaeological Society (£1.6m), The Tenebrae Choir (£1.6m) and The New Art Exchange Ltd (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81%, trading 14% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £258k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.