Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 15

TAUNTON EAST DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Provides a venue which is manned by one paid staff and volunteers for various 'surgeries', Housing Benefits, Housing Advice for tenants, Fresh steps NHS,Job Club. Drop in help and advice and sign posting Organizes various activities in the community, every school holiday activities days, Brunch Clubs Prepares a regular Community Newsletter/manages a website

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 20 years

www.linkpartnership.org

community@linkpartnership.org

01823350788

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£218	£180	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/03/22		£178	£92	£87	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	67
31/03/21		£79	£59	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/20		£72	£66	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	61
31/03/19		£62	£61	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	37
31/03/18		£58	£90	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£55	£53	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£54	£46	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£43	£49	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£45	£30	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£28	£35	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£34	£32	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£22	£23	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£33	£26	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£22	£20	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£44	£63	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£44	£39	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£29	£32	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£45	£38	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
75 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Halcon Street Cricket
£5,200	04/08/2023	The funding will be used to commence a street cricket project to engage young people aged from 11-18 years old. It aims to attract young people of all abilities and skills providing a distraction ....more The funding will be used to commence a street cricket project to engage young people aged from 11-18 years old. It aims to attract young people of all abilities and skills providing a distraction from anti-social behaviour or potential criminal behaviour. With support of Somerset County Cricket Club it will improve young people's wellbeing and encourage community connections.
Somerset Community Foundation - Contribution towards the overheads of delivery community services in adeprived area, which have risen due to the cost-of-living crisis
£5,000	01/02/2023	Grant to Taunton East Development Trust
Somerset Community Foundation - Community meal to combat loneliness during the Christmas holidays
£400	23/11/2022	Grant to Taunton East Development Trust
Somerset Community Foundation - New equipment for volunteer community clean-up projects
£5,000	07/07/2022	New equipment for volunteer community clean-up projects
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 tables, newsletter and branded clothing for reopening
£3,000	28/05/2021	COVID19 tables, newsletter and branded clothing for reopening
National Lottery Community Fund - Halcon Outreach
£309,000	10/03/2021 59	The funding will be used over 5 years to develop the organisation’s capacity to deliver activities and support for the 6444 residents living in Halcon Lambrook and Lane Estates with the aim to ....more The funding will be used over 5 years to develop the organisation’s capacity to deliver activities and support for the 6444 residents living in Halcon Lambrook and Lane Estates with the aim to support the overall social and economic regeneration in the Taunton East area.
National Lottery Community Fund - C-19 response TEDT
£15,850	11/05/2020 10	The funding will be used to cover lost income due to Covid-19. The project is supporting people through the crisis with a range of community and remote services and the funding will also help ....more The funding will be used to cover lost income due to Covid-19. The project is supporting people through the crisis with a range of community and remote services and the funding will also help increase the project's capacity and ability to support the community which is one of the poorest in the region.
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Food parcels for vulnerable families in the Halcon Estate, Taunton
£2,500	30/03/2020 1	Food parcels for vulnerable families in the Halcon Estate, Taunton
National Lottery Community Fund - Halcon Development Grant
£8,500	24/07/2019 12	The funding will go towards providing community activities, employability workshops and experiences, and building a support network for residents in one of the most deprived areas in the UK. The ....more The funding will go towards providing community activities, employability workshops and experiences, and building a support network for residents in one of the most deprived areas in the UK. The funding will also cover the fees and expenses of a community worker, who will facilitate the programme. The project aims to build community resilience and capacity in order to improve the social mobility and equity of local people.
Somerset Community Foundation - Link Power youth volunteering project
£5,000	15/06/2017 11	Volunteering project for young people.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Taunton East Development Trust
£18,400	29/01/2014	The project supports many needs in one of Somerset's most deprived estates. It seeks support for its Link Power project. This helps many disadvantaged individuals to develop their skills and ....more The project supports many needs in one of Somerset's most deprived estates. It seeks support for its Link Power project. This helps many disadvantaged individuals to develop their skills and employability, reduce their isolation and build the community.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-71

DAVID LEE KASSAPIAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Management Consultant

KAREN YANG LI Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Financial Accountant

MARY GREENSLADE Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Retired

PAUL HUGHES (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Corporate Finance

PAULA JAYNE BARTRAHAM Appointed: 2018

STEPHEN WRAY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor

WILLIAM TREGILLUS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/06/2004, number: 1104083
Registered at Companies House on 22/05/2003, number: 04774583

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR11: 115 days late, AR10: 37 days late, AR08: 104 days late,

Main office

Link Centre
12 Moorland Close
TAUNTON
TA1 2DD

Objectives

The promotion for the benefit of the public of community regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation in particular but not exclusively in Taunton East by all or any of the following means: (a) the relief of financial hardship among people (including but not limited to individuals and families) by providing such persons with goods, services, advice and support for the improvement of the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities to enable them to thrive and encourage the development of a cohesive, connected and supportive community;(b) developing the skills of the members of socially and economically disadvantaged communities in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society;(c) the maintenance, improvement or provision of public amenities; (d) the provision of facilities, events and / or activities designed to support the promotion of community capacity building and cohesion;(e) the protection or conservation of the environment; and(f) such other means as may from time to time be determined subject to the prior written consent of the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE COMMUNITY OF TAUNTON EAST (THE LANE, LAMBROOK AND HALCON ESTATES).

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