## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 1 April 2023 **To** 31 March 2024 ## 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 Name of person (or body) Dates acted if not for Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint whole year trustee (if any)** 1 Hilary Simpson Chair 2 Louisa Coley Treasurer Until 22 Jan 2024 3 Paul Broekman Treasurer From 22 Jan 2024 4 Mike Jenkinson Until 18 Jul 2023 5 Sarah Porritt 6 Martin Renshaw 7 John Wright 8 Lindsay Travis 9 Steve Leary 10 **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** ~~es~~ **Name Dates acted if not for whole year Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address** ~~—————~~ **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) TAR** 1 March **2012** March **2012** **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document - (eg. trust deed, constitution) Memorandum and articles of association incorporated 10 November 1999 as amended on 05 Jul 2021 as amended on 03 Jul 2017 as amended on 03 Jul 2018 as amended on 01 Jul 2013. How the charity is constituted Charitable company, company number 03874939. - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) Trustees are elected at the AGM. Provided the maximum number of Trustees is not exceeded the trustees can appoint further Trustees to fill 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; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 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 a comprehensive risk log, which includes the financial situation of the charity and the state of its assets. **TAR** March **2012** 2 ## **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 was opening the Holst Victorian House (HVH) as a **Summary of the main** visitor attraction and research facility, and it provides an authentic **activities undertaken for the** experience both of domestic life in a Victorian house and of Gustav **public benefit in relation to** Holst's own life and music. This main activity was supplemented with **these objects (include within** events relevant to the purpose of HVH and with educational projects for **this section the statutory** schools. **declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance** In accordance with section 17 of the Charities Act 2011, the Trustees **issued by the Charity** have satisfied themselves that the charity's purpose and activities provide **Commission on public** a public benefit. **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 In 2023-24 we continued to consolidate our presence as Holst Victorian **Summary of the main** House with a number of new developments and a significant increase in **achievements of the charity** visitor numbers. We unveiled the next phase of our rebranding project, **during the year** with authentic Victorian lighting and a Victorian Drawing Room with an 1870s upright piano. We also installed the 'Turning The Pages' facility, which enables visitors (whether in person at the Museum, or online) to view the original Holst scores in our collection while simultaneously hearing the music. Exhibitions were mounted related to the story of the Female Orphan Asylum, which was sited near to Holst's childhood home, and Holst's relationship to the Three Choirs Festival. Events held at the house included craft and entertainment sessions for children and adults, sessions for schools, and group visits and tours. The 2023 Birthday Concert was given by students from St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, where Holst taught for more than 30 years. The quality of the experience that we provide for our visitors has been recognised by a Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award: our ratings are in the top 10% of visitor attractions worldwide. **TAR** March **2012** 3 ## **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** 25 September 2024 **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## **Statement of Financial Affairs (Income and Expenditure) 2023-24** **TAR** March **2012** 5 Balance Sheet 2023-24 The Holst Birthplace Trust (a company limited by guarantee. registered charrty 1078599) Balance Sheet As at 31st March 2024 3141¥r-24 31JAw-23 Fixed A$8ets Tangible A88ets Free*￿Ik1 Prc*perty Fixttwes Frtbws Less AccumuLated DeprEcIa1K￿ FLthre5 Frtkngs collect￿ ￿e￿- Herrtage assets Total Tangible Assets Tol•l Fixed Assets 148.500.00 32.363.53 -23.743.66 104,819 00 261.938.87 261.938.87 148,5￿.00 25,089.92 -21.951.66 21.730.36 173.368.62 173.368.62 Cwrent Assels Cash at bank and in hand Debtor5 and Pwyyrtnts InVestM￿ts Stock Total Currenl Assets 125,996.14 2,296.19 39,029.50 3,106.21 170A28.04 134.989.61 6,346.00 38.848.97 2.S18.12 182,702.70 LialM'litie8 Creat￿5.. Anb)unts fa￿r￿j due wilhn one ￿ar 21,14021 17,378.43 Net CU￿ellI assets ILiabilitM 149287.83 165J2427 Total Assets less Current li&)ilit 41122&70 338,692￿9 CapiL91 and Reserves Unrestnded funds R￿)Cted Inco￿ fuThl8 RevaluaiKsn reserve Total Capital and ReseThe$ 242.805.33 19.9?1.37 148.5DO.00 411.226.70 187,888.52 2.304.37 148.500.00 338.692.89 For the sear eTrJed 31 March 2024 the cO￿￿Y ¥rdS entrt￿d to exemrkni a￿Jrt ￿der SeCtsC￿ 477 of the Compan￿$ Act The have reqL•r￿j the c(*npgny to otAw'n an a￿lit n x£LYd8nce with seclw 476 of the Acl 2006. The dire¢tors a¢ko*ledge ￿1r re8pcffl8&)lty fLY conwhirwj ￿ the reqUir￿￿ts of the Act *Tth re¥pe¢t to eccountfftg records d for the wEparabcffl of accoLfftts. These accounts have been FYepar&J in acCC￿dance the proMsK>rts apFlicable to crjrpanies 8ubFct the ¥nwl ¢Offpa￿ regvne. Llrectsl Trustee.. Paul Broekm TAR March 2012 **Independent Examiner’s Report on the accounts 2023-24** **TAR** March **2012** 7