## **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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