Registered charity (CIO) · Taunton
The Quantock Foodbank
- 10 trustees
- Income £41k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Jane SperringChair · since 2023
- Catherine Mary BenhamTrustee · since 2021
- Chloe De Renzy-MartinTrustee · since 2025
- Cllr Peter Frederick PayneTrustee · since 2019
- Jane WynneTrustee · since 2025
- John IrvenTrustee · since 2018
- Marlene MasonTrustee · since 2018
- Richard LearmontTrustee · since 2025
- Samantha SearleTrustee · since 2018
- Sarah Elizabeth SilvesterTrustee · since 2018
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Somerset
- Registered
- 2020
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£41k£21k
- 2024£39k£88k
- 2023£44k£15k
Earlier years
- 2022£31k£9k
- 2021£57k£15k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN WATCHET, WILLITON AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT, BY SHOWING THE LOVE OF GOD IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR THE DISTRIBUTION BY PROFESSIONAL AGENCIES, CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY, RESTORE DIGNITY, MAINTAIN HEALTH AND SUPPORT EFFORTS TO REGAIN INDEPENDENCE AND STABILITY.(B) SUCH OTHER MEANS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO ACCESS, OR SIGNPOSTING TO, RELEVANT AGENCIES, ADVISORY OR INFORMATION SERVICES.
Grants received
1 grant · £2,000 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 · £2,000
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Rev Jane Sperring Chair since 2023
- Catherine Mary Benham since 2021
- Chloe De Renzy-Martin since 2025
- Cllr Peter Frederick Payne since 2019
- Jane Wynne since 2025
- John Irven since 2018
- Marlene Mason since 2018
- Richard Learmont since 2025
- Samantha Searle since 2018
- Sarah Elizabeth Silvester since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Cllr Peter Frederick Payne since 2019
- John Irven since 2018
- Marlene Mason since 2018
- Samantha Searle since 2018
- Sarah Elizabeth Silvester since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Rev Jane Sperring Chair since 2023
- Catherine Mary Benham since 2021
- Chloe De Renzy-Martin since 2025
- Jane Wynne since 2025
- Marlene Mason since 2018
- Richard Learmont since 2025
- Sarah Elizabeth Silvester since 2018
Portfolio (3)
- Cllr Peter Frederick Payne since 2019
- John Irven since 2018
- Samantha Searle since 2018
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
- 1189991
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 18 JUN 2020AMENDED ON 26 MAY 2021 as amended on 10 Oct 2021
- Contact on the register
- 07483815122 · quantockfoodbank@gmail.com
- 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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