Registered charity · Taunton
William Portman Almshouses
William Portman Almshouses is a registered charity (number 202858) based in Taunton, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Anthony Thomas Heath since 2008. Latest income £19k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Staple Fitzpaine Almshouse (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £19k (2025)
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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
- Accommodation/housing
- Where
- Somerset
- Registered
- 1962
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£19k£8k
- 2024£17k£8k
- 2023£16k£11k
Earlier years
- 2022£17k£14k
- 2021£17k£8k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS NOT LESS THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE WHO WERE BORN OR HAVE RESIDED IN THE AREA COMPRISING THE ANCIENT PARISHES OF BICKENHALL,ORCHARD PORTMAN,STAPLE FITZPAINE AND THURLBAR FOR NOT LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS.
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Anthony Thomas Heath Chair since 2008
- David Geoffrey Knight since 2026
- Dr Michael Michaels since 2012
- Mary Eleanor Lowick Bell since 2008
- Sarah Covey since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Anthony Thomas Heath Chair since 2008
- Dr Michael Michaels since 2012
- Mary Eleanor Lowick Bell since 2008
- Sarah Covey since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Anthony Thomas Heath Chair since 2008
- Dr Michael Michaels since 2012
- Mary Eleanor Lowick Bell since 2008
- Sarah Covey since 2019
Portfolio (1)
- David Geoffrey Knight since 2026
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.
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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
- 202858
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF 24 FEBRUARY 1965.
- Contact on the register
- 01823 480180 · mary.bell14@icloud.com
- 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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