Registered charity · Somerset
The Besom in Taunton
- 3 trustees
- Income £37k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Somerset
- Website
- www.tauntonbesom.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Besom in Taunton
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£37k£28k
- 2024£33k£34k
- 2023£39k£37k
Earlier years
- 2022£29k£27k
- 2021£33k£31k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SUFFERING, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES THAT ARE CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGLISH LAW.
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Andrew Edwards since 2025
- Elaine Fenton since 2021
- Martin Sumpter since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Andrew Edwards since 2025
- Martin Sumpter since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Elaine Fenton since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1152511
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23 APR 2013 as amended on 15 Sept 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 08500773 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07432629444 · besomtaunton@googlemail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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