Registered charity · Taunton
Arts Taunton
Arts Taunton is a registered charity (number 1174014) based in Taunton, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Catherine Emma Dunton since 2026. Latest income £46k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £46k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Catherine Emma DuntonChair · since 2026
- Anthony John Laurance CBETrustee · since 2019
- Christopher WaddiloveTrustee · since 2024
- David Frank JohnsonTrustee · since 2022
- Donald RiceTrustee · since 2017
- Dr Timothy SchroderTrustee · since 2024
- Nicholas O'DonnellTrustee · since 2024
- Tessa ShawTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Somerset
- Website
- artstaunton.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Arts Taunton
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£46k£41k
- 2024£103k£105k
- 2023£113k£156k
Earlier years
- 2022£74k£73k
- 2021£106k£83k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN TAUNTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA:(A) THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE, RAISING AWARENESS, CARRYING OUT RESEARCH AND MAKING GRANTS; AND(B) THE ARTS VOLUNTARY SECTOR BY PROMOTING COLLABORATIVE WORKING.
Grants received
8 grants · £33,000 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
- Somerset Community Foundation · £23,000 (7 grants)
- Backstage Trust · £10,000
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 trustees on the board
- Catherine Emma Dunton Chair since 2026
- Anthony John Laurance CBE since 2019
- Christopher Waddilove since 2024
- David Frank Johnson since 2022
- Donald Rice since 2017
- Dr Timothy Schroder since 2024
- Nicholas O'Donnell since 2024
- Tessa Shaw since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Anthony John Laurance CBE since 2019
- Donald Rice since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Catherine Emma Dunton Chair since 2026
- Anthony John Laurance CBE since 2019
- Christopher Waddilove since 2024
- Donald Rice since 2017
- Nicholas O'Donnell since 2024
Portfolio (3)
- David Frank Johnson since 2022
- Dr Timothy Schroder since 2024
- Tessa Shaw since 2024
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.
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1174014
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 NOV 2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14 JUL 2017
- Companies House
- Company number 09878922 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07814096596 · hello@artstaunton.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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