2022-03-31-accounts - The Holst Birthplace Trust

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1 April 2021 To 31 March 2022

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name The Holst Birthplace Trust Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1078599 Charity's principal address 4 Clarence Road Cheltenham Postcode GL52 2AY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Steve Wood	Chair	Until 5 Jul 2021
HilarySimpson	Chair	From 5 Jul 2021
Liz Giles	Treasurer
Mike Jenkinson
Alan Parker
Sarah Porritt
Martin Renshaw
Tom Clarke		Until 5 Jul 2021
Judith Syvret		Until 31 Aug2021
Clive Petch		Until 18 Oct 2021
Marina Moore		Until 31 Oct 2021
John Wright		From 16 Aug2021
Andrew Fawcett		From 10 Jan 2022 Until 13 Mar 2022
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Type of adviser

Name

Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Memorandum and articles of association incorporated 10 November 1999 Type of governing document as amended on 05 Jul 2021 as amended on 03 Jul 2017 as amended on (eg. trust deed, constitution) 03 Jul 2018 as amended on 01 Jul 2013.

How the charity is constituted

Charitable company, company number 03874939.

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustees are elected at the AGM. Provided the maximum number of Trustee selection methods Trustees is not exceeded the trustees can appoint further Trustees to fill (eg. appointed by, elected by) vacancies until the next AGM.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;

Trustee training. To prepare new Trustees for their role as Trustees, the charity uses literature provided by the Charity Commission plus briefings from existing Trustees.

Organisation structure. The charity employs two staff; detailed operating decisions are made by staff and policy decisions are made by the Trustees with advice from the staff.

All Trustees gave their time voluntarily and received no remuneration or other benefits.

Related parties: none.

Risk management. At each of its meetings the committee of Trustees reviews the financial situation of the charity and the state of its assets.

trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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Section C Objectives and activities

The Charitable objects are: the advancement of the education of the public by:- 1) the maintenance promotion and continuing development of Summary of the objects of the a museum and period house dedicated to Gustav Holst; and 2) charity set out in its encouraging the art of music. governing document The main activity – after the ending of Covid-19 restrictions – was opening the Holst Victorian House (HVH) as a visitor attraction and Summary of the main research facility. This main activity was supplemented with events activities undertaken for the relevant to the purpose of HVH and with educational projects for schools. public benefit in relation to these objects (include within In accordance with section 17 of the Charities Act 2011, the Trustees this section the statutory have satisfied themselves that the charity's purpose and activities provide declaration that trustees have a public benefit. had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

A significant amount of effort was expended in completing the review of Summary of the main the marketing approach for the Holst Birthplace Museum at 4 Clarence achievements of the charity Road and its proposition to potential visitors, and as a result it was during the year successfully relaunched and reopened as the Holst Victorian House (HVH) in September 2021. HVH develops the theme of 'A Victorian home brought to Life' utilising the story of the Holst family's time living in the house. The staff remained on full or partial furlough for part of the year due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Volunteers play a major role in the functioning of HVH in a variety of areas.

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Section E Financial review

The unrestricted funds are designated for maintenance and unplanned Brief statement of the emergency repairs to the internal and external fabric of the building and charity’s policy on reserves to meet any revenue account deficits incurred. Funds not immediately required for known cash commitments are invested in building societies and in equity and in fixed interest funds specifically managed for charities. A restricted fund is maintained to provide funding to enable expansion of the collection by acquisition and for the care of collections. None.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) John Manuel Beard Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)[Secretary ] Date 28 December 2022

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Bi Trffjt acom Balarxe She 31# March 31 Mwch 2021 Fixed Assets: Freew Prcwty {at 2CW CoilectDn Items Fsxtures & Fit$ 148.5 19.819 148,5(K) 19,319 24.570 -19.875 20,475 -17,389 Total Fixed Assets 173.014 170,5 Stk Debtors & Pr•mts 4.493 3.882 43.113 118.271 6,784 41,793 126,9)9 Bank & Cash Ba Tcéal crrt As¥ets 179.075 169.759 Less- Currwrt LksilitEs'. Cr&litors & AccnBIs Total Net Current Assets 23,455 155,619 21,670 148.090 Totsl N As¥ets 328.634 318.995 Unrestricted FurKts.'. 148.51x1 148.5(Kl Accumdaied F1 General Fuj Total UniestrKaed FuTrts 17T,S29 326.329 166,626 315,126 Restred FuTrJ:. CottectK)rts 3.869 Total ReStited F Total FuTrJs 3,869 318,995 328.634 Forthe year ethl 31st March 2022 the cLparI vras entitbj to e>Emptrn f¥rxx aul under sectk)n 4T1 of the ComparMe5 Act 2C(6 relatry to small cc¥rpan*s. Sect)n 476 of the Companies Act 2CKX. Acl with respect Io WILtIj records for the prepaRtDn of ac£ourts. T ject to sm811 oJmpaies wwne. EB Giks

Trust no 03874939 I report on accounts for the year ended 31" Marth 2022. which are annexed. The charitV5 tru5tee5 are responsible for the prepwètK)n of the attwnts. The tharitys trustee5 consider that an audit 15 not required for this ar under settion 144 of the Charitie5 Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and th an independent ey2mination is rede It is my responsibilty to: Examine the accounts under sectiNk 145 of the Charities Art. Followthe procedu laid down the general "re¢1b(8lVen bythe Charities Commission lunder section 14515llbl of the Charit$ Act). and State whether particutar matter5 have a)me to my attention My examination was carried out in accordance with general directions gNen by the Charities Commisslon. An examination indudes a wiew of the accounting re¢d5 kept by the ¢hartty an(1 a comparison of the attounts presented with th(tse records. It also indudes ttffi5ideration of any unusual items or disd05ure in the accounts and seeking eXplaltIonsfrOM the trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the eviden that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a -tnJe 3nd f8irf view and the report is limited to those matters set wt in the statement below. In connection with my examinaion. no matter has come to my atterfion: l. which gives me reasonable (Buse to believe th¢ in any material respett. the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with sertion 130 of the Charities Act to prepare acc(MJnts ¥thith accord with the act0unti records and comply with the accounting requirements of the CharitiesAct have not been met: or 2. to whith, in my opinion. attention shId be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached Signed.............. AJ Ellis FCA