NORTH TAUNTON PARTNERSHIP
Provision of Advice, Support, Information, and Activites for the benifit of the Residents of North Taunton
Objects
TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN NORTH TAUNTON AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROMOTIONOF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £22,257 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total receipts of £108,338 against payments of £86,081. Free reserves at the end of the period were £36,139, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £32,500. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts accord with the accounting records and no matters requiring attention were identified.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- PAUL JAMES TOOZEchair
- Brenda Dawn Weston
- Gill Harrison
- Jeanette Keech
- Mark Wood
- Melanie Butt
- Verity Underhill
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £108k | £86k |
| 31/03/2024 | £70k | £88k |
| 31/03/2023 | £71k | £84k |
| 31/03/2022 | £66k | £64k |
| 31/03/2021 | £92k | £50k |
Common questions
Is NORTH TAUNTON PARTNERSHIP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £22,257 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total receipts of £108,338 against payments of £86,081. Free reserves at the end of the period were £36,139, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £32,500. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts accord with the accounting records and no matters requiring attention were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds NORTH TAUNTON PARTNERSHIP?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTH TAUNTON PARTNERSHIP as a grant recipient include THE NINESQUARE TRUST, SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, MAGDALEN HOSPITAL TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE NINESQUARE TRUST | FY2025 | £15k | Recurring grant |
| SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £2k | |
| MAGDALEN HOSPITAL TRUST | FY2024 | £2k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Community Foundation | 19/03/2026 | £5k | North Taunton Partnership |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 08/01/2026 | £5k | North Taunton Partnership |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 05/01/2026 | £500 | North Taunton Partnership |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 10/11/2025 | £12k | North Taunton Partnership |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 21/11/2024 | £16k | Provide a warm space for local residents to come together in a warm and friendly environment |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 14/11/2024 | £400 | Annual Christmas market for families of North Taunton |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 31/10/2024 | £5k | Core costs for a community centre supporting the community in a deprived area of Taunton |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 30/10/2024 | £3k | Grant to North Taunton Partnership |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 08/07/2024 | £2k | Contribution towards running costs of new community groups in a Taunton community hub |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 12/03/2024 | £2k | Summer holiday activity programme for young people |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 18/08/2023 | £2k | Contribution towards increased overheads of a community centre in a disadvantaged area of Taunton |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 18/08/2023 | £5k | Continuation funding to support the core costs of the mental health and wellbeing groups at Priorswood Community Centre |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 14/04/2023 | £5k | Running community activity days in Priorswood to build stronger connections with emergency, health and voluntary services |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/03/2023 | £8k | Pride in Priorswood |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 10/03/2023 | £2k | Providing drug awareness activities as part of a range of summer events in the Priorswood area of Taunton |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 21/07/2022 | £2k | Contribution towards school holiday activities for low-income families. |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 30/06/2022 | £2k | Activity days and the drugs bus for local residents in Priorswood |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 09/06/2022 | £5k | Core costs of running a community hub |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 29/03/2022 | £5k | Queens Platinum Jubilee Celebration |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 28/02/2022 | £1k | Grant to North Taunton Partnership |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/09/2021 | £2k | Back Together |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 28/05/2021 | £1k | Grant to North Taunton Partnership |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 19/03/2021 | £5k | COVID19 Replacing lost income and ensuring future viability |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 24/11/2020 | £250 | Christmas hampers for vulnerable people |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 20/10/2020 | £4k | COVID19 Cafe to reduce isolation and support vulnerable people |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE BROWNSWORD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £164k |
| THE SIR JAMES KNOTT TRUST | 1 | £60k |
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £55k |
| Point North Community Foundation | 1 | £24k |
| THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £6k |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- THE NORTH TYNESIDE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
- ARTS TAUNTON
- NORTH ROMFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- WEST ITCHEN COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EMMANUEL NORTHWOOD
- YMCA NORTH TYNESIDE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH TAUNTON PARTNERSHIP | £108k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE NORTH TYNESIDE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU | £2.9m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ARTS TAUNTON | £46k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| NORTH ROMFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £216k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WEST ITCHEN COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED | £396k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EMMANUEL NORTHWOOD | £585k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |