Report for the Parish Assembly - Tuesday 21[st] April 2026 Dunster Tithe Barn Community Hall (May 2025 – April 2026)
In the past year, the Management Committee has been comprised of a team of dedicated volunteers, who have worked hard to keep the Tithe Barn operating well.
We currently have a smaller committee of 8, having 2 members stand down for personal reasons.
Small sub-committees continue to oversee Health & Safety and Compliance matters, the care and maintenance of the building, Finance, Office Administration and marketing - reporting back and seeking approval for any required actions at full committee meetings now held on a bi-monthly basis. Compliance and Health and Safety Policies have been amended and updated. Our newly created Health and Safety calendar helps us to ensure that all regular checks, services and policy reviews are carried out in a timely fashion. Our Safeguarding Policy has also been drawn up and put into place. During 2026 we shall be updating our events signage for use at the entrance to support smoother operations during events and continuing to review our Health and Safety Policy and Fire Safety Policy.
We continue to have 10 regular weekly classes, 4 regular monthly classes and community events run by the Dunster Village Society as well as other occasional users. The Horticultural Society held their Annual Show and Social Evening & AGM, the Yarn Market Hotel held their popular Choral Weekends, finishing with free concerts, and we have been the venue for monthly Antiques Fairs. The first Dunster Winter Festival was successfully held in December. We were a regular venue for Exmoor National Park events, and held the Visit Exmoor Networking Day, along with other smaller events.
We have seen 7 weddings, Somerset Opera, Exmoor Music Festival, Take Three Girls, as well as a number of celebrations parties, and funeral wakes.
We continue to work closely with Archer Events and the Village Gardens and collaborate on various events. Our relationship with Rob Jackson, the Farm Agent continues well.
We are receiving a larger number of enquiries for different types of events; single-day weddings, post-wedding celebrations etc., and we are adapting our pricing structure and approach to facilitating these and creating a more flexible offer. To support this we are also improving the facilities we offer with the purchase of a large projector screen for the main hall, (funded by DVS) and the potential purchase of a professional PA system.
Our 2-week closure in January 2026 enabled us to have the high-level guttering serviced, the kitchen underwent an extensive deep clean, ongoing maintenance and redecoration, storeroom improvements with shelving, upholstery and carpet cleaning. We have recently had the flagged area outside the main entrance doors professionally cleaned.
Over the coming months we shall continue to develop our on-line presence, make good use of our newly created Welcome Leaflet, and work towards increasing income to invest in the barn and the provision of paid full/part time staff.
David Moore Chair - Dunster Tithe Barn Community Hall
Dunster Tithe Barn Community Hall Accounts 30 September 2025
DUNSTER TITHE BARN Year ended 30 September 2025 Income & Expenditure Account Yea 3010912024 Income Fund Raising Grants (net of spend to datel Donations Renta15 Bank Interest 287 5.412 250 45.737 1.248 52,934 34.607 709 35.316 Expenditur• Advertising & Pfomotion Cleaning & securty Maintenance % repairs Depreciation char8es Heat & kn8ht Bank Charg•s Insurance Printing & Stationary Professional Services Rent & rate5 Ice costs Licenses & pemiits Subscriptions Tdephone Wages Sundry Expenses 240 1.743 11.122 877 2,333 141 2,758 76 1,223 1.021 260 2,775 37 1,339 240 2,048 12.278 877 2,148 109 4,229 373 1,024 655 30 1,961 534 26,479 24 25.9 Op•ratlng Surp1 I (Dellcltl for period l y•ar 26.455 9,320
DUNSTER TITHE BARN Year ended 30 September 2025 Balar Sheet As at 3019125 30111yJI2025 Accounts 3010912024 Flxed Assets Less: Accumulated Depreciation 57.698 155,9441 1,754 57,698 (S5.(1) 2,630.61 Current Assets Bank Accounts Debtors Cash in hand 58,939 41,884 50 58.989 169 42.053 Current knabilities loan5 Grant recelved Provision for deposits repayable 2,588 8,0(KJ 10.050 18.050 7,654 Total Assets 53.089 26.634 Represented By.. Surplu5 Brought Forward Reserve Fund Other lo.0 io.( 16.634 16,634 10,000 17.314 Surplus I (Deficit) for Year 53,089 26.634 Surplus C4rried Forward Reserve Fund Other Surplus Carrled Forward iO.(MM) lo,(0 43.089 43.089 10.000 53,089
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