# TAUNTON FOODBANK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1163094
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 11, 2015
- **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=1163094


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 4 Belvedere Trading Estate, TAUNTON
- **Postcode:** TA1 1BH
- **Phone:** 01823270316
- **Email:** info@taunton.foodbank.org.uk
- **Website:** www.taunton.foodbank.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN TAUNTON DEANE, SOMERSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THAT ARE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTYB) SUCH OTHER MEANS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.

**Activities:** To help relief poverty in Taunton Deane by receiving and distributing food.




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £148677 | £100464 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £147525 | £89033 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £149982 | £73324 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £125272 | £56674 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £148322 | £48182 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Howard Leslie Mathers CBE — appointed Jan. 15, 2020
- Jane Cobby — appointed Oct. 10, 2018
- John Salter — appointed Feb. 15, 2023
- Jonathan Spencer Hughes — appointed March 7, 2024
- MARY HART — appointed Sept. 23, 2015
- PAULA CLINCHANT — appointed Sept. 23, 2015