Registered charity · Somerset
The Taunton Opportunity Group
The Taunton Opportunity Group is a registered charity (number 277984) based in Somerset, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Alison Mary Brown since 2017. Latest income £106k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as TOG (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £106k (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
- Education/training, Disability
- Where
- Somerset
- Website
- www.tauntonopportunitygroup.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1979
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£106k£111k
- 2024£326k£135k
- 2023£80k£97k
Earlier years
- 2022£77k£94k
- 2021£103k£77k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 73%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROVIDE SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP EXPERIENCE AND PLAY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND OTHER CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE.
Grants received
4 grants · £21,721 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 · £11,850 (3 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £9,871
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Alison Mary Brown Chair since 2017
- Jenna Whittet-Evens since 2020
- Megan Howe since 2026
- Rosanna Rosthorn since 2024
- Susan Sian since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Alison Mary Brown Chair since 2017
- Susan Sian since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Alison Mary Brown Chair since 2017
- Jenna Whittet-Evens since 2020
- Megan Howe since 2026
- Rosanna Rosthorn since 2024
- Susan Sian since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 277984
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 31/07/1972AS AMENDED ON 27/03/2000AS AMENDED ON 20/11/2013 as amended on 08 Nov 2018
- Contact on the register
- 01823284550 · chair@tauntonopportunitygroup.org.uk
- 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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