TAUNTON THEATRE ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1156472 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TTA

Taunton Theatre Association advances education for the public benefit through the promotion and encouragement of the performing arts, the creative arts and the visual arts primarily in, but not limited to, Somerset. It operates the Brewhouse Theatre in Taunton and offers a wide programme of public performance, exhibitions and community engagement activities associated with performance and art.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, THE CREATIVE ARTS AND THE VISUAL ARTS BY SUCH MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL THINK FIT, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET.

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with total group reserves increasing to £257,703. However, the trustees note that free reserves fell short of the stated policy target of £200,000 plus designated funds. The going concern basis is maintained despite the loss of core funding from Somerset Council, relying on careful financial management and a new funding agreement from Taunton Town Council.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by AC Mole LLP. Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Taunton Theatre Association Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (09/12/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• VAL BERRY (KNOWN AS VAL HAMMOND)chair
• BARRY HAVENHAND
• CAMILLA DE BERNHARDT LANE
• CARL WOODWARD
• NEIL RICHARD GOODING
• PAUL COLLINS-SMITH
• PHILIP HAWTIN
• STEWART TUDOR-JACKMAN
• VICKY DAWSON

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Devon · Dorset · North Somerset · Somerset · South Gloucestershire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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