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Taunton Heritage Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1177162
Status
Registered
Registered
Feb. 14, 2018
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
TAUNTON HERITAGE TRUST
WREXEN HOUSE
MAGDALENE STREET
TAUNTON
SOMERSET
TA1 1SG

Activities

We are an almshouse charity providing flats in Taunton to people aged 60 and over who are in need and capable of independent living. We provide part time warden assistance and every flat benefits from communal laundries and our beautiful gardens. We also run a monthly grant scheme that benefits Taunton Deane residents who can demonstrate financial need.

Objects: (a) To Provide Affordable, Suitable And Safe Housing In The Form Of Almshouses Accommodation For People In Need Aged 60 Years And Over With Priority Being Given To Inhabitants Of The Borough Of Taunton Deane (area Of Benefit).(b) To Provide Relief In Need For The Residents Of The Almshouses And Other Inhabitants Of The Area Of Benefit, (or In Exceptional Cases To Persons Resident Immediately Outside The Area Of Benefit), By Making Grants Of Money For Goods, Services Or Facilities For The Benefit Of Individuals Or Other Charities Or In Such Other Ways As The CIO May See Fit.(c) To Provide Annual Grants To Bishop's Fox School And As Part Of The British School Fund, To Other Schools In Order To Further The Education Of Children And Young People In The Area Of Benefit.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Somerset

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £917,995 £730,284 £7,567,416 7
March 31, 2024 £622,058 £717,166 £7,248,634 8
June 30, 2023 £967,702 £595,878 £7,347,183 8
June 30, 2022 £690,775 £612,025 £7,086,358 8
June 30, 2021 £715,303 £520,766 £7,287,038 8

Trustees

Name Appointed
Elizabeth Anne Fothergill (Chair) July 1, 2018
Andrew Hunter Robertson Pritchard July 17, 2019
Andrew Sully Sept. 12, 2023
Bryony Houlden Jan. 14, 2025
Hugh Gregory April 5, 2020
John Richard Ruff July 1, 2018
Michael Hellings June 5, 2018
Norman Philip Cavill July 1, 2018
Peter Moat Jan. 14, 2025