LIVING LIGHT CHRISTIAN CHURCH TAUNTON

Registered charity 1106918 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To worship God, mature believer's and show the love of God to the local community and beyond. To help practically where there is need, both inside and outside the church.

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Latest income

£420k

Latest spending

£451k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £729,086, with free reserves of £191,957 after deducting loans secured on assets. The trustees are satisfied that free reserves are at an adequate level to continue as a going concern, despite a net expenditure for the year of £31,474.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: 5 trustees received remuneration totalling £88,180 for services provided to the charity in their employed ministry and operational roles.

“5 trustees (2024: 5) received remuneration during the year totalling £88,180 (2024: £152,481) for services provided to the charity in their employed ministry and operational roles.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 5 trustees received remuneration totalling £88,180 for services provided to the charity in their employed ministry and operational roles.

“5 trustees (2024: 5) received remuneration during the year totalling £88,180 (2024: £152,481) for services provided to the charity in their employed ministry and operational roles.” — page 21

“Included within creditors falling due after more than one year is a loan of £132,500 (2024: £132,500) from Mr Benedict Rupert E Thorne, a trustee of the charity. The loan is unsecured, interest free and repayable in accordance with the loan agreement.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Loan of £132,500 from trustee Mr Benedict Rupert E Thorne, unsecured and interest free.

“5 trustees (2024: 5) received remuneration during the year totalling £88,180 (2024: £152,481) for services provided to the charity in their employed ministry and operational roles.” — page 21

“Included within creditors falling due after more than one year is a loan of £132,500 (2024: £132,500) from Mr Benedict Rupert E Thorne, a trustee of the charity. The loan is unsecured, interest free and repayable in accordance with the loan agreement.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05270456

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

FOX, Peter Richard — director, appointed 05/04/2025on trustee list
WHITTLE, Richard Gordon — director, appointed 05/04/2025on trustee list
LEDGER, Martin — director, appointed 15/08/2022on trustee list
THORNE, Benedict Rupert Escott — director, appointed 01/01/2007not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £246k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

BENEDICT RUPERT ESCOTT THORNE BSC, MSC
Martin Ledger
Peter Fox
Richard Gordon Whittle

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£420k	£451k
31/12/2024	£441k	£442k
31/12/2023	£407k	£426k
31/12/2022	£439k	£354k
31/12/2021	£325k	£379k

Common questions

Is LIVING LIGHT CHRISTIAN CHURCH TAUNTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £729,086, with free reserves of £191,957 after deducting loans secured on assets. The trustees are satisfied that free reserves are at an adequate level to continue as a going concern, despite a net expenditure for the year of £31,474. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GOSPEL LIGHT COMMUNITY CHURCH.

GOSPEL LIGHT COMMUNITY CHURCH income £149k
SAFFRON WALDEN COMMUNITY CHURCH income £205k
THE LANTERN METHODIST CHURCH OF WIMBLEDON AND RAYNES PARK income £300k
THE LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH (ALL NATIONS) income £567k
LIVING WORD COMMUNITY CHURCH income £234k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD LIVING SPRING CENTRE income £118k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LIVING LIGHT CHRISTIAN CHURCH TAUNTON	£420k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GOSPEL LIGHT COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£149k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SAFFRON WALDEN COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£205k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LANTERN METHODIST CHURCH OF WIMBLEDON AND RAYNES PARK FY2025	£300k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH (ALL NATIONS) FY2025	£567k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LIVING WORD COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025	£234k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.