2023-03-31-accounts

Supporting cultural developments in Gloucester

Trustees Report for GUST Charity No 1164727 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023

GUST has continued to focus on cultural capacity building in the city of Gloucester through 2022-23. Over this period, we have particularly supported one live project, whilst also offering broader support to partners in the arts, culture and heritage sectors.

Voices Gloucester:

GUST continues to nurture City Voices, which rebranded as Voices Gloucester in late 2022. Focussing on the development of a community led, year-round programme of events, Voices is now established as a key creative heritage programme in the city. 2022-23 was year two of Voices’ National Lottery Heritage Funded activity and the project also secured support from individuals, Gloucester City Council and Gloucester BID.

The Trustees worked to support the Voices leadership team in developing an innovative programming model and establishing the programme in the city. Voices aims to:

• challenge what history is, in a safe, supportive environment

• respect and represent new voices

• offer unexpected perspectives on events

• spark new conversations

• connect communities with shared experiences

• inspire more people to connect with the heritage, history and community of Gloucester

Up to date information about the Voices is available online (https://voicesgloucester.org.uk/).

Supporting Partners in Gloucester:

Alongside Voices Gloucester, GUST has continued to support partners in the arts, culture and heritage sectors in the city of Gloucester. Trustees regularly attend meetings and interactions to support growth and development in the cultural life of the city and, as both individuals and an organisation, we continue to operate as influencers and critical friends to a range of partners. In 2022-23 we continued to support a local creative organisation, School of Larks (https://schooloflarks.com/) in securing grant funding for innovative work in aerial and circus skills.

Future Ambitions:

The ongoing cultural regeneration of Gloucester was acknowledged in late 2022 as several of GUST’s partners in the city were awarded National Portfolio Organisation status by Arts Council England. GUST has particularly focussed on collaborating with Gloucester Culture Trust

(https://gloucesterculture.org.uk/) in developing NPO activity plans and identifying opportunities for GUST to support strategic partnership development in the city. This area of expertise development will be a focus for GUST in 2023-24.

The total income for the charity in the year to March 31st 2023 was £116,476 against £75,750 year ended March 31st 2022. We closed the year with cash of £43,653, of which £40,921 is identified as restricted funds allocated to Voices.

Gust is a registered charity in England and Wales No. 1164727 Registered Office 2 Wychwood Court| Cotswold Business Village | Moreton-in-Marsh | Gloucestershire GL56 0JQ Trustees Clair Greenaway | James Millar | Donna Renney |

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examine￿$ Report Report to the trusteesl members of Charity Name THE GUST On accounts for the year ended 315t March 2023 Charity no (rf anyl 1164727 Set out on pages frem&mbef lo indude the page numbers ol additional sheèisl I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"the Trust") for the year ended DD I 1141PIl l YYYY. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance wth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Ca￿led out under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examinalion, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)Ib) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination Nvhich gives me cause to believe that in, any matenal respect." accounting records were nol kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord y￿h the accounting records Independent examiner's ststement I have no concems and have come across no olher matters in connection wilh the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding ofthe accounts to be reached. Please delete the w0￿S in the brackets rf they do not apply. Signed: Date: 1010112024 Name: Samuel Martin Greaves Relevant professional qualificationls) or body lif any): AICB MA Oxon Address: Fretherne Court Cottage Saul GIOU￿ster GL2 7JF IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018