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Taunton School Educational Charity

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Taunton School Educational Charity is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science.

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What are the key facts about Taunton School Educational Charity?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£30,542,000
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£29,770,000
Registered charity number
1081420
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Staplegrove Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Taunton School Educational Charity (number 1081420) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Taunton School Educational Charity do?

Advancing education for girls and boys age 2 to 18 both day and boarding. Adding the maximum value to help most pupils achieve excellent exam results and enabling all to maximise their potential. Helping pupils to be 'Ready for Life' through many co-curricular activities including; debating, music, drama and sport.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Taunton School Educational Charity

Answers Taunton School Educational Charity gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Taunton School Educational Charity's highest-paid staff paid?

Taunton School Educational Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 33 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (2 employees).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£150,001–£200,0002
£100,001–£110,0002
£80,001–£90,0002
£70,001–£80,0006
£60,001–£70,00021

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Taunton School Educational Charity's money come from?

Taunton School Educational Charity reported £31m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £26m (84%), other income £2.3m (7%), trading and fundraising events £1.4m (5%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £965k.

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£26m · 84%
  • Other income£2.3m · 7%
  • Trading and fundraising events£1.4m · 5%
  • Donations and legacies£1.2m · 4%
  • Investments£77k · 0%

Does Taunton School Educational Charity receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Taunton School Educational Charity. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Taunton School Educational Charity reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Taunton School Educational Charity as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Taunton School Educational Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
04005803 (Companies House)
Also known as
Taunton School
Where it says it operates
Somerset

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Other Charitable Activities.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

Linked funds and trusts

The register records these funds under parent charity number 1081420. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.

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What causes is Taunton School Educational Charity registered for?

Education/trainingReligious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/science

Why is there no Clarity Score for Taunton School Educational Charity yet?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Taunton School Educational Charity a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Taunton School Educational Charity as a registered charity (number 1081420) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Taunton School Educational Charity's charity number?
Taunton School Educational Charity's charity number is 1081420. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1081420?
Search 1081420 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Taunton School Educational Charity do?
Advancing education for girls and boys age 2 to 18 both day and boarding. Adding the maximum value to help most pupils achieve excellent exam results and enabling all to maximise their potential. Helping pupils to be 'Ready for Life' through many co-curricular activities including; debating, music, drama and sport.
Does Taunton School Educational Charity have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Taunton School Educational Charity. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Taunton School Educational Charity?
Taunton School Educational Charity's website listed in our register data is http://www.tauntonschool.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Taunton School Educational Charity's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Taunton School Educational Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 33 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (2 employees). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Taunton School Educational Charity's money come from?
Taunton School Educational Charity reported £31m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £26m (84%), other income £2.3m (7%), trading and fundraising events £1.4m (5%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £965k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Taunton School Educational Charity?
The register records Taunton School Educational Charity as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Taunton School Educational Charity's trustees paid?
Taunton School Educational Charity's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Taunton School Educational Charity registered as a charity?
Taunton School Educational Charity was entered on the register on 4 July 2000. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04005803).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.