# TAUNTON SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL CHARITY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1081420
- **Other names:** TAUNTON SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL CHARITY, TAUNTON SCHOOL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 4, 2000
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1081420


## Contact

- **Address:** TAUNTON SCHOOL, STAPLEGROVE ROAD, TAUNTON
- **Postcode:** TA2 6AD
- **Phone:** 01823703602
- **Email:** jenny.agnew@tauntonschool.co.uk
- **Website:** www.tauntonschool.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF A SCHOOL OR SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE GOVERNORS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT:3.1.1.  IN ADMITTING PUPILS TO THE SCHOOL, THE GOVERNORS MUST EXERCISE (ALL OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL) A PREFERENCE IN FAVOUR OF SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF MEMBERS OF THE FREE CHURCHES; AND3.1.2. IN CARRYING OUT ITS OBJECTS, THE CHARITY SHALL UPHOLD THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLES OF THE SCHOOL WHICH ARE ROOTED IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND RECOGNISE THE PARTICULAR EMPHASIS OF ITS FREE CHURCH FOUNDATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE QUEST FOR FAITH, AND RESPECT FOR ALL RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS.

**Activities:** Advancing education for girls and boys age 2 to 18 both day and boarding.  Adding the maximum value to help most pupils achieve excellent exam results and enabling all to maximise their potential.  Helping pupils to be 'Ready for Life' through many co-curricular activities including; debating, music, drama and sport.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £31417000 | £30515000 | £21838000 | 661 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £29190000 | £27570900 | £20793400 | 628 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £25328000 | £23811800 | £19193500 | 567 |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £21180200 | £21276900 | £17905100 | 554 |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £20932000 | £21685700 | £17003100 | 567 |



## Trustees

- **Mark Anderson** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 15, 2023
- David Hugh Hebditch — appointed Sept. 1, 2017
- Dinah Close — appointed June 26, 2023
- Elias Musa Mazzawi — appointed Nov. 29, 2025
- Grant Passey — appointed Jan. 9, 2026
- Julian Peter Whiteley — appointed Dec. 3, 2022
- Matthew Mervyn Pyke — appointed June 26, 2023
- Philip Michael Cooper BAHonsMSc — appointed Sept. 1, 2014
- REV Nigel Carl Manges — appointed Sept. 1, 2016
- Richard Kennedy
- Robert Charles Aldrich — appointed March 11, 2016
- Sheila Majella Wheeler — appointed Dec. 5, 2020
- Shirlene Adam — appointed April 22, 2024
- Shirley Shayler — appointed March 9, 2024
- Steven Johnathon Hampton — appointed Nov. 29, 2025
- Tracey Anne Hazell — appointed Nov. 30, 2024