TAUNTON MINSTER (THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, TAUNTON)

Registered charity 1134818 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY MAGDALENE PCC TAUNTON, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, TAUNTON, Taunton Minster

Worship strong in word and sacrament; training parish; mission emphasis supporting Taunton Town Centre Chaplaincy and ShelterBox; linked with Lusaka Cathedral in Zambia; development of work with children (Tekna), young people (Eternity Cafe) and choristers; music tradition with full choir; home study groups;coffee and bookshop supporting mission activities.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves have fallen significantly to £93,524, which the trustees note represents just two months' expenditure, below their stated policy target of three months. The charity reported a net deficit of £180,125 for the year, largely driven by extraordinary expenditure on the Minster House project, though general trading activities like the coffee and book shops generated a substantial net profit.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Church of England — “Taunton Minster awarded Church of England grant to plan for net zero future” (source page)
• Ronald Tickner Trust — “The Organ Renovation Project (2019) Ronald Tickner Trust” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW MURRAY COCHRANE
• Alan Ladd · trustee of 1 other charity
• CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH BRAND
• COLIN JONATHAN DREW
• Claire Louise Mort
• Dr ALLISON SALTRESE-TAYLOR
• GEORGINA ANNE MORGAN
• JOHN NIGEL BIRKETT
• JULIA TRIGG · trustee of 1 other charity
• MILES DAVID QUICK · trustee of 1 other charity
• Marlene Phillips
• NICHOLAS PETER MILLOR MORT
• NICOLA DALE JOHNSON
• Paul Martyn Hughes
• ROY PHILLIP DENIS CROCKER
• Rev CARYL ROBIN PLEWES
• Rev GWENDOLINE ANNE SMITH
• Rev Louise Ann Bale
• VICTORIA MARGARET ANN BLACK
• Valerie Jean Gaskell

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

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Known funders

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