Supporting cultural developments in Gloucester
Trustees Report for GUST Charity No 1164727 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
GUST has continued to focus on cultural capacity building in the city of Gloucester through 2023-24. Over this period, we have particularly supported one live programme, Voices, whilst also offering broader support to partners in the arts, culture and heritage sectors.
Voices Gloucester:
Over the past twelve months GUST has continued to incubate Voices, supporting the team in the transition to establishing an independent charity from late 2024.
Focussing on delivering the final elements of a two-year National Lottery Heritage Fund programme, Voices has had considerable success in highlighting hidden histories and promoting wider engagement in heritage. Highlights have included:
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supporting local family historian Kelly Marie Horsley to shine a light on the Romany/Gypsy community in Gloucester in a series of events
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Threads, a significant project exploring heritage through textiles including the creation of a collaborative Costume for Gloucester
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working with artists and residents to deliver a series of installations onsite at Clapham Court, a local residential landmark scheduled for demolition
Information about all Voices activity in this period is available online - (https://voicesgloucester.org.uk/voices archive/).
Supporting Cultural Regeneration in Gloucester:
Trustees continue to contribute to meetings and interactions to support growth and development of the cultural life of the city. In 2023-24 we have been particularly involved in city-wide exploration of producer capacity building. This has involved working with a range of stakeholders from across the county including Create Gloucestershire, The Roses Tewkesbury, Strike A Light and a wealth of independent creatives.
Reflecting GUST’s ongoing commitment to supporting the development of Gloucester’s cultural sector, we have continued to work closely with strategic lead organisation Gloucester Culture Trust. GUST supported the development of a cross-sector Arts Council England Place Partnership bid, operating as a partner in the application. The Together Gloucester project was awarded £500,000 for a three-year initiative designed to put communities at the heart of decision making around arts and culture. GUST is one of nine partners collaborating to deliver Together Gloucester and we will be focussing on incubating emerging cultural organisations and individuals from March 2024-March 2027.
The total income for the charity in the year to March 31st 2024 was £149,564 against £116,476 year ended March 31st 2023. We closed the year with cash of £62,026, of which £59,005 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 |
The Gust
No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts
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For the period 01-Apr-23 31-Mar-24 To from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
| A1 Receipts | 770 - 6 290 - - - - - - - - 1,066 - - - 1,066 60 628 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 688 - - 688 379 |
770 - 6 290 - - - - - - - - 1,066 - - - 1,066 60 628 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 688 - - 688 379 |
- - - - - 23,500 90,056 20,000 4,600 10,078 200 64 148,498 - - - 148,498 - - - - 14,747 3,864 962 57,842 746 60 1,997 8,400 5,000 17,470 16,891 750 1,686 130414 - - 130,414 18,084 |
- - - - - 23,500 90,056 20,000 4,600 10,078 200 64 148,498 - - - 148,498 - - - - 14,747 3,864 962 57,842 746 60 1,997 8,400 5,000 17,470 16,891 750 1,686 130414 - - 130,414 18,084 |
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770 - 6 290 - 23,500 90,056 20,000 4,600 10,078 200 64 149,564 - - - 149564 60 628 - - 14,747 3,864 962 57,842 746 60 1,997 8,400 5,000 17,470 16,891 750 1,686 131102 |
770 - 6 290 - 23,500 90,056 20,000 4,600 10,078 200 64 149,564 - - - 149564 60 628 - - 14,747 3,864 962 57,842 746 60 1,997 8,400 5,000 17,470 16,891 750 1,686 131102 |
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| Donations | 770 | 650 | |||||||
| Special Projects Management Contribution |
- | 1,000 | |||||||
| Bank Account Interest | 6 | 47 | |||||||
| Gift Aid | 290 | 558 | |||||||
| School of Larks Grants Received | - | 5,000 | |||||||
| CityVoices Grants | - | 26,736 | |||||||
| CityVouces Restricted Grants | - | 56,188 | |||||||
| CityVoices Individual Donations | - | 20,000 | |||||||
| CityVoices Donations | - | - | |||||||
| CityVoices Gift Aid | - | 6,296 | |||||||
| CityVoices In-kind Support | - | - | |||||||
| CityVoices Bank Account Interest | - | - | |||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
1,066 | 116,476 | |||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 116,476 | |||||||||
GUST Bank Charges |
60 | 72 | |||||||
| GUST Administration and Marketing | 628 | 734 | |||||||
| GUST New Project Development | - | 250 | |||||||
| Donation to School of Larks | - | 5,000 | |||||||
| CityVoices Marketing | - | 6,574 | |||||||
| CityVoices Website | - | 10,853 | |||||||
| CityVoices Administration | - | 1,773 | |||||||
| CityVoices Staffing | - | 62,868 | |||||||
| CityVoices SteeringGroup | - | 445 | |||||||
| CityVoices Bank Charges | - | 72 | |||||||
| CityVoices Insurance and Set UpCostsw | - | 896 | |||||||
| CityVoices Filmingand ArchivingContent | - | - | |||||||
| CityVoices Evaluation | - | 5,000 | |||||||
| CityVoices Project Fund | - | 11,805 | |||||||
| City Voices Experiential Commissioning Fund |
- | 3,722 | |||||||
| City Voices Sustainable Environment Support |
- | - | |||||||
| CityVoices NHLF Contingency | - | - | |||||||
| Sub total | 688 | 110063 | |||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 110,063 | |||||||||
| 379 | 18,084 | - | 18,462 | 6,413 | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2,642 | 40,921 | - | 43,563 | 37,151 | |||||
| 3,021 | 59,005 | - | 62,026 | 43,563 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets CCXX R2 accounts (SS) |
Signature Details Details CAF Account (GUST) CAF Account (Special Projects - City Voices) Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details 2 |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 3,021 - - 59,004 - - 3,021 59,004 OK Agreement Error Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Clair Greenaway |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name THE GUST members of On accounts for the year 31[st] March 2024 Charity no 1164727 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2023 .
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters examiner's statement have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: SM Greaves Date: 10/12/2024 Name: Samuel Martin Greaves Relevant professional AICB qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Fretherne Court Cottage Saul Gloucester, GL2 7JF
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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 .
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