TAUNTON MODEL ENGINEERS

Registered charity 1178760 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TME

The advancement of public education in engineering, with a particular focus on modelengineering to include, without limitation, engineering in relation to traction, stationary,hot air and internal combustion engines, locomotives, boats, tools, clock making, robotsand vehicle restoration through the construction and operation of models ofengineering, the provision of talks, workshops, publi

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ENGINEERING, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON MODELENGINEERING TO INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ENGINEERING IN RELATION TO TRACTION, STATIONARY,HOT AIR AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, LOCOMOTIVES, BOATS, TOOLS, CLOCK MAKING, ROBOTSAND VEHICLE RESTORATION THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF MODELS OFENGINEERING, THE PROVISION OF TALKS, WORKSHOPS, PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONSAND BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT AND THE RUNNING OF ENGINEERINGMODELS; AND2) TO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES INTHEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKINGOF DONATIONS.

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

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Latest income

£46k

Latest spending

£25k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £187,993, driven by net incoming resources of £25,736 against total resources expended of £21,812. The charity holds significant tangible fixed assets valued at £261,627, primarily land and buildings, while maintaining current liabilities of £7,267. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

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 policy and procedures
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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03042204

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.

HERRIOT, Joan Hedy — director, appointed 19/03/2024on trustee list
ABEL, Robert — director, appointed 31/07/2021on trustee list
LECOYTE, Mary — director, appointed 31/07/2021on trustee list
MARKS, Ian David — director, appointed 07/10/2020on trustee list
HART, Bernard Leslie — director, appointed 07/04/2015on trustee list
GRIFFITHS, Ronald Timothy — director, appointed 07/04/2015not on trustee list
HARTLAND, David Julian — director, appointed 07/04/2015on trustee list
WOOD, David George — director, appointed 05/04/2013not on trustee list
MORTIMER, Phillip — director, appointed 19/03/2002not on trustee list
LECOYTE, Mary — secretary, appointed 19/04/2022

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID JULIAN HARTLANDchair
BERNARD LESLIE HART
Barry Baxter
DAVE WOOD
Ian Marks
Joan Hedy Herriot
Mark David Sweet
Mary LeCoyte
PHIL MORTIMER
Robert Abel
TIM GRIFFITHS

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£46k	£25k
31/12/2024	£48k	£22k
31/12/2023	£42k	£19k
31/12/2022	£34k	£18k
31/12/2021	£33k	£13k

Common questions

Is TAUNTON MODEL ENGINEERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £187,993, driven by net incoming resources of £25,736 against total resources expended of £21,812. The charity holds significant tangible fixed assets valued at £261,627, primarily land and buildings, while maintaining current liabilities of £7,267. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.