
## **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** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint**<br>**trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||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<br>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)** 

**TAR** 

March **2012** 

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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)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

- 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. 

**TAR** 

March **2012** 

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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)** 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- 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. 

**TAR** 

March **2012** 

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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)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- 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 

**TAR** 

March **2012** 

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15.513
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20.165
20.165
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21.582
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4.780
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70.659
70.659
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Fixed Assets:
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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
St￿k
Debtors & Pr•m￿ts
4.493
3.882
43.113
118.271
6,784
41,793
126,9)9
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Tcéal c￿r￿rt As¥ets
179.075
169.759
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Cr&litors & AccnBIs
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23,455
155,619
21,670
148.090
Totsl N* As¥ets
328.634
318.995
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148.51x1
148.5(Kl
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General Fu￿j
Total UniestrKaed FuTrts
17T,S29
326.329
166,626
315,126
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CottectK)rts
3.869
Total ReSti￿ted F
Total FuTrJs
3,869
318,995
328.634
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under sectk)n 4T1 of the ComparMe5 Act 2C(6 relatry to small cc¥rpan*s.
Sect￿)n 476 of the Companies Act 2CKX.
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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 r*ede
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 eXpla￿ltIonsfrOM 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 sh￿Id be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached
Signed..............
AJ Ellis FCA

15.513
15.513
Prc*t cffl Shw S*5
Suw cn E￿ts
352
20.165
20.165
21x2
21.582
4.780
4.780
7YJ
750
1.341
15,143
15.143
91.￿7
7&)
70.659
70.659
S￿[c(&S
29.527
.527
3.&41
3.841
216
474
216
474
122
145
Ratas &
145
3261
271
1167
3261
zr1
1167
1.078
1.078
BS5
941
94t
1A115
1.815
610
610
37
2.012
2.012
47
11.703
367
2.204
1.815
81.
45.399
12,orJ
10.
25259
25259
10.703
25.286

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
St￿k
Debtors & Pr•m￿ts
4.493
3.882
43.113
118.271
6,784
41,793
126,9)9
Bank & Cash Ba￿
Tcéal c￿r￿rt As¥ets
179.075
169.759
Less- Currwrt Lk*silitEs'.
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 F￿1
General Fu￿j
Total UniestrKaed FuTrts
17T,S29
326.329
166,626
315,126
Restr￿ed FuTrJ:.
CottectK)rts
3.869
Total ReSti￿ted F
Total FuTrJs
3,869
318,995
328.634
Forthe year ethl 31st March 2022 the cL￿parI￿ 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 WIL￿tI￿j 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 r*ede
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 eXpla￿ltIonsfrOM 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 sh￿Id be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached
Signed..............
AJ Ellis FCA