Dunster Festival- Registered Charty No. 1193491
DUNSTER
FESTIVAL
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT
02.09.22- 01.09.23
The Board of Trustees has pleasure in presenting their annual report and financial statements for the period ended I
September 2023.
Reference & Adminlstration Details
Charlty name
Dunster Festival
Registered charlty number
1193491
Date of regSstration
February 112021
Principal address
Dunster Festival
25 Sherrards Way
London EN5 28W
Trustee5
Bri8adier David Hugh Godsal MBE DL Ichalrl
Jessica Margaret Griffith Prendergrast
Stephen Charles Rayner Clayton
Alastair Bruce Mclntosh
Sarah Gordon
Artistic Directors
Rachel Wick
Rory Mccleery
Bankers
Natwest Bank
9 The Parade
Minehead
TA24 5NL
Structure, Governance & Management
Type of governing document Constitution
How the charity is constituted CIO
New trustees are appointed by the existing charity trustees by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting
of the board.

Dunster Fe5twal- Registered Charity No. 1193491
Objectives & Artivities
The objerts as stated in its governing document, and for which the charity was established, are:
The advancement of the arts and culture, and the education of the public in the art of music, in particular but not
limited to Chamber music. for the publlc benefit bv:
al The presentation of concerts and other musical activities. chiefly as part of an annual festival In West
Somerset,. and
bl Training and coad)ing for those from all demographics and age groups (particularly but not exclusively for
young peoplel
The Trustees are aware of the Public Benefit provisions of the Charities Act 2011 and of the guidance on them
published by the Charity Commission. They are satisfied that the objects and the activities of the Charity are within
the definitions of Charltable Purposes as set down in the Act, and in making decisSons pertaining to this activity and
when exercisirg any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant they have had due regard to both.
Dunster Festival carries out its purpose to advance the arts and education for the public benefit by:
al organising an annual festival of high quality concerts and performances, Induding repertoire which
otherwise would not be performed widelyfft which thls year took place between May 27 and 28 2023.
bl workSng with young people In scht)ols. the elderly In care homes and those with special educational needs in
day centres, and amateur musicians from a variety of walks of life, introducing them to new repertoire and
enabling them to enjoy music and develop and improve thelr musical skill
Achievements & Performance
Acro55 the three Strands of our 2023 work we were able to provlde interactive concerts at five local First Schools,
en8aging more than 500 students land associated staff). 2 days of vocallchoral workshops at Minehead and
Danesfield Middle schoolslg sessions Sn totall, 4 days of stop motion animation sessions with artist Katie Single and
final performances In both schools involving more than 320 students 5ingin8 alongside professional musicians las
well as several hundred more as audience); and concerts in four local care home5 to a combined audience of over
110 resldents, relatlves and staff.
Feedback from our First Schools concerts was extremely positlve..
°Quite often we getpeople coming in to work with the children who hove worthwhile things toshow but don'tpltch It
age-appropriatelyi but you really knew how to engage them. Your workshop was o greot mixture of interoctive
elements ond listening and really kept them engogedfor the whole hour." Headmaster, Knights Templar
ank you $0 muchfor your time this moming. It was such on excellentsession wlth our KS2 children. As I sald
earlier, you both pitched the workshop so wellfor the children to keep them engoged.fascinoted and Inspired all
session. I hope we can Invite you back in ogain next yeor." Class Teacher
hat a pleusure to ht7ve you- the children andstoff LOVED itl What a treat to hove o h17rpist on sitej.
Headmistress. St Dubricius, Porlock
We engaged with more than 3CQ students at Danesfield and Minehead Middle Schools in a singing and visual arts
project where a professional vocal ensemble and experienced visual artist and animator Katie Single visited the
schools to work with Years 5 & 6. Workshop5 introduced students to the sound world and expressive possibilities of
cappella vocal music by women composers from throughout history1131Jkpresent dayl and encouraged them to
think about how they can express themselves musically ushng their own voices. Students then worked in their class
groups with Katie over the course of multiple sessions to create stop motion animations to accompany a particular
piece of music. We delivered 2 days of singing workshops19 sessions in totsll, and 4 days of stop motion animation
sessions.

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The professional singers joined the students for an exhibition of their completed animations with live musical
performance, where they sang together to and with an audience of their parents, community and peers Iwith
approximately ICKJ in each audience in addition to the performers).
The animations with accompanying recorded music We￿ then exhibited in a space at our partner East Quay for
several weeks, allowing the public to enga8È Wlth them, and for the students to see their work in a gallery context.
The feedba¢k from both staff and students was hugely positive. and is excerpted below..
"I leamt I can sing quite high and l olso unlocked a newskill. Now I know the beauty of hurmonies and old songsl"
Kyra
fovourite thing wos thot we could heor them sing and then we couldsing with them" Barney
"We learnt how to warm up our voices andsing betterl" Nyssa
"I liked how when the people Sung the songs, aften¥ards we got to say whot we thought about- I learnt thot oll of
the songs were written by It7dies"Vivienne
"I really enjoyed the whole thing couse it W05 sofunl I liked the mango. kiwi and pineapple songll- Maisv
y class came bockfrom every reheorsol very excited. They hove really enjoyed every moment of preparation ond
performonce. They spent all week lookingforward to their concert. Thank you agoin. HS, Class Teacher
"The chlldren loved every element of it. Hoving theirfilms occompanied by pmfesslonal choral singers was an
experience they will neverforyet. Theirfovourite part of the doy was &nging 'Allelujoh' along with thelrparents.
Living An a rurol orea, opportunitie5 like this don't come olong too often. We would relish the opportunity to welcome
you bock to our school"Alex, Head of Year 6
We ore so grateful, os a school, to be port of Something extraordinury" PJk7ggie, Wsic and Dn7ma Teocher
Dunster Festival also visited several local care homes with professional musicians to provide live mu51cal
performances for residents who ire otherwise unable to attess live music. This is particulady valuable for those care
home residents livlng with dementia, for whom music can be a trigger to lon8-term memory and who find live music
extremely comfortin8. AgaSn. feedback wa5 hugely encoura8ing.
Our Ilve festival from May 27 to 28 2023 comprised 7 events which took place both in Dunster (St George's Church
and the historlc fithe Bam) and in Watchet. the latter hosted by a partner organisation East Quayi a Collaboration
which has proven successful in buildin8 audiences and reathing more of our local community with high44uality live
music.
Artists featured included Qanun player Maya Youssef, the Carducci string quartet, vocal ensemble The Marian
Consort and soprano and harp duo Emma Brain-Gabbott and Rachel Wick, performing dlverse repertoire 5pannin8
nearly a millenium. One highlight was the choral workshop event, which has proven to be a popular format- this
allowed local sin8ers land some who had travelled 518nificant distances, speaking to Dunster Festival's growing
reputation) to work with our Artistic Co-Director and choral music expert Rory Mccleery in a friendly and relaxed
environment.
Feedback from audiences was extremely FK>Sitive, and our artists were very appreciètive of the opportunlty to
experience what it is that rnakes Dunster Festival so unique. With the support of the board of trustees, it Is intended
that the Festival continue5 to grow and to consolidate its position, allowing us to expand our concert giving and
community-based work and develop as a robust and forward-looking organisation.

Dunster FestDial- Registered Charty No. 1193491
Financial Review
Dunster Festival is endeavourlng, despite the difficult P￿sent financial conditions. to build up reserves, with
reserves-building strategy under regular review and an aim to build sufFicient resetves to cover six months of
activity. Our reserves at year end were £16,001.C
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above on
Signed on behalf of the charitys trustees
Trustee
David Godsal, Chalr
09.09.24

CHARITY COMMISSIO
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Receipts and payments accounts
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For th p•riod
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Unr•stri¢l¢d
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941
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207
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22.9S9
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31,180
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$•• tsbl•
Sub total
20.186
11,600
31,686
Net of rn¢elpts/(payments)
AS Transhrs b•tw••n lunds
A6 Cash funds last y•ar •nd
Cash lund$ thls year end
11,1
4,866
18,001
1,000
6.868
16,001
CCXX R1 accounts ISSI
09n9r2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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Synature
Print Name
Date of
roval
David Godsal
0910912024
CCXX R2 accounts ISSI
0910912024