THE HOLST BIRTHPLACE TRUST

Registered charity 1078599 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOLST BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM

Museum dedicated to the life of Composer Gustav Holst (his birthplace) and an early Victorian household.

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Latest income
£66k
Latest spending
£92k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity employs two staff and that all trustees gave their time voluntarily with no remuneration. The trustees report that there are no funds materially in deficit and that unrestricted funds are designated for maintenance and emergency repairs. The filing confirms the completion of an Arts Council England accreditation submission.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Holst Victorian House (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£66k£92k
31/03/2024£161k£177k
31/03/2023£113k£100k
31/03/2022£93k£82k
31/03/2021£71k£45k

Common questions

Is THE HOLST BIRTHPLACE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity employs two staff and that all trustees gave their time voluntarily with no remuneration. The trustees report that there are no funds materially in deficit and that unrestricted funds are designated for maintenance and emergency repairs. The filing confirms the completion of an Arts Council England accreditation submission. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE HOLST BIRTHPLACE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HOLST BIRTHPLACE TRUST as a grant recipient include The Patricia Routledge Foundation, PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2024£6k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATIONFY2023£1kPublic Performance

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/01/2018£10k"Gustav Holst in Salonica"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/01/2014£20k"The Planets: 2014"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/07/2012£30k"The Gustav Holst Discovery Space"
Cheltenham Borough Council—£3kHolst in your Neighbourhood
Cheltenham Borough Council—£2kTwinkle Twinkle - Early Years in St Pauls
Cheltenham Borough Council—£300Jubliee Jubilations
Cheltenham Borough Council—£8kAnnual cultural services grant