Registered charity (CIO) · Taunton
Taunton Foodbank
- 6 trustees
- Income £149k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Somerset
- Website
- www.taunton.foodbank.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£149k£100k
- 2024£148k£89k
- 2023£150k£73k
Earlier years
- 2022£125k£57k
- 2021£148k£48k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN TAUNTON DEANE, SOMERSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THAT ARE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTYB) SUCH OTHER MEANS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.
Grants received
4 grants · £12,015 total360Giving 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
- Trussell · £9,515 (2 grants)
- Somerset Community Foundation · £2,500 (2 grants)
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Howard Leslie Mathers CBE since 2020
- Jane Cobby since 2018
- John Salter since 2023
- Jonathan Spencer Hughes since 2024
- Mary Hart since 2015
- Paula Clinchant since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- Howard Leslie Mathers CBE since 2020
- Jane Cobby since 2018
- Mary Hart since 2015
- Paula Clinchant since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Jane Cobby since 2018
- Jonathan Spencer Hughes since 2024
- Mary Hart since 2015
- Paula Clinchant since 2015
Portfolio (2)
- Howard Leslie Mathers CBE since 2020
- John Salter since 2023
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
- 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.
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
- 1163094
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 11 Aug 2015
- Contact on the register
- 01823270316 · info@taunton.foodbank.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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