TAUNTON TEAM CHAPLAINCY LIMITED

Registered charity 1136868 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancing the Christian faith in Taunton for the benefit of the public by appointing chaplains to provide pastoral care, evangelistic witness and prayer in workplaces, shops, public areas and elsewhere.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE TAUNTON AREA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY EMPLOYING, ENGAGING OR APPOINTING A CHAPLAIN OR CHAPLAINS TO PROVIDE PASTORAL CARE, EVANGELISTIC WITNESS AND PRAYER IN WORKPLACES, SHOPS, PUBLIC AREAS AND ELSEWHERE

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£36k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with income of £44,706 exceeding expenditure of £35,970. However, the trustees note that finances remain an issue due to the difficult economic climate and that funding is increasingly difficult to obtain as some sponsors reduce or withdraw support.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 24

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 36

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£45k£36k
31/12/2024£26k£34k
31/12/2023£41k£31k
31/12/2022£31k£34k
31/12/2021£28k£29k

Common questions

Is TAUNTON TEAM CHAPLAINCY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with income of £44,706 exceeding expenditure of £35,970. However, the trustees note that finances remain an issue due to the difficult economic climate and that funding is increasingly difficult to obtain as some sponsors reduce or withdraw support.

Who funds TAUNTON TEAM CHAPLAINCY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TAUNTON TEAM CHAPLAINCY LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JAMES, TAUNTON, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TRULL, THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUSTFY2024£38kover 3 years
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JAMES, TAUNTONFY2023£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TRULLFY2023£2kLocal mission support
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/03/2021£53kTaunton Team Chaplaincy
The National Lottery Community Fund07/02/2019£10kChaplaincy and Rail Responders

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TIPTON CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TAUNTON TEAM CHAPLAINCY LIMITED£45k—0unclear—no doubt
TIPTON CHRISTIAN CHURCH FY2025£59k£36,0160unclear—noted
TAUNTON FOODBANK FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt
LAUNCESTON COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£45k—0unclear—no doubt
TAUNTON YOUTH FOR CHRIST FY2026£95k——above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TRING TEAM FY2025£367k——below—no doubt

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