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Registered charity · Taunton

Temple Methodist Church

Temple Methodist Church is a registered charity (number 1134048) based in Taunton, governed by 24 trustees and chaired by Rev Deborah Mary Kirk since 2018. Latest income £120k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union the advancement of -(a) the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church;(b) any charitable...

  • 24 trustees
  • Income £120k (2025)
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About

What it does
Religious Activities
Where
Somerset
Website
www.templetaunton.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2010

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£120k£128k
  • 2024£125k£255k
  • 2023£162k£120k
Earlier years
  • 2022£131k£113k
  • 2021£96k£92k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 15%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union the advancement of -(a) the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church;(b) any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, district, circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church;(c) any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsiduary or ancillary to the Methodist Church;(d) any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church.

Grants received

2 grants · £25,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

8.4y median 9y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (17)

Portfolio (7)

2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Religious Activities 24Other Charitable Purposes 3Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 2Retail and trade 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£120k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1134048
Status
Registered
Governing document
DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
Contact on the register
01823275765 · enquiries@templetaunton.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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