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TAUNTON DEANE HORTICULTURAL AND FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1103853 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Organising annually Taunton Flower Show

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Latest income
£289k
Latest spending
£285k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a small surplus of £3,690 for the year ended October 2024, reversing a previous deficit. Total unrestricted funds stood at £8,400, with the trustees' reserves policy aiming to hold sufficient reserves to cover the costs of one show. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Admission Charges (57% of income)
“Admission Charges 166,315” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 78.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising and publicity 4 226,952 230,655” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one year (held: £8k)
“The aim is to hold Reserves at a level sufficient to cover the costs of a show for one year.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£289k£285k
31/10/2024£291k£287k
31/10/2023£254k£292k
31/10/2022£252k£291k
31/10/2021£19k£58k

Common questions

Is TAUNTON DEANE HORTICULTURAL AND FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a small surplus of £3,690 for the year ended October 2024, reversing a previous deficit. Total unrestricted funds stood at £8,400, with the trustees' reserves policy aiming to hold sufficient reserves to cover the costs of one show. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.