Arts Taunton

Analysis

Arts Taunton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Taunton. It was registered in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09878922). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Arts Taunton reported income of £46k and spending of £41k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £106k to £46k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, Arts Taunton sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wetherby Choral Society (£46k), Hyde War Memorial Parish Hall (£46k) and Markham and District Band (£46k).