Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

DUNSTER FESTIVAL

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, BY: A) THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER MUSICAL ACTIVITIES, CHIEFLY AS PART OF AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL IN WEST SOMERSET; AND B) TRAINING AND COACHING FOR THOSE FROM ALL DEMOGRAPHICS AND AGE GROUPS (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE).
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
01/09/23*£42£32£10n/a
01/09/22£30£26£4n/a
01/09/21£12£16£-3n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.dunsterfestival.co.uk

hello@dunsterfestival.co.uk

07752418533

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Somerset Community Foundation - Music workshops in rurally isolated community schools and care homes in west Somerset
£2,000 21/02/2023
Grant to Dunster Festival
Somerset Community Foundation - Music workshops in rurally isolated community schools and care homes in west Somerset
£2,000 20/02/2023
Grant to Dunster Festival
Somerset Community Foundation - Grant to Dunster Festival
£3,500 20/12/2021
Developing a collaborative piece of choral music with chlidren

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALASTAIR BRUCE MCINTOSH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Business Development Manager
  • BRIGADIER DAVID HUGH GODSAL MBE DL (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • JESSICA MARGARET GRIFFITH PRENDERGRAST Appointed: 2021
  • SARAH GORDON Appointed: 2022
  • STEPHEN CHARLES RAYNER CLAYTON Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/02/2021, number: 1193491
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR23: 90 days late,
Main office

25 SHERRARDS WAY
BARNET
25 Sherrards Way
Barnet
EN5 2BW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE, AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THEART OF MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO CHAMBER MUSIC, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:A) THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER MUSICAL ACTIVITIES, CHIEFLY AS PART OF AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL IN WEST SOMERSET; ANDB) TRAINING AND COACHING FOR THOSE FROM ALL DEMOGRAPHICS AND AGE GROUPS(PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE).

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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