THE GUST

Registered charity 1164727 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage and science for the public benefit principally in Gloucester by creating and holding artistic, cultural and scientific events, festivals, exhibitions, talks, forums, debates and such other activities as the trustees deem appropriate in furthering the charity's purposes.

Objects

ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE AND SCIENCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PRINCIPALLY IN GLOUCESTER BY CREATING AND HOLDING ARTISTIC, CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC EVENTS, FESTIVALS, EXHIBITIONS, TALKS, FORUMS, DEBATES AND SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE IN FURTHERING THE CHARITY’S PURPOSE.

Area of benefit: IN GLOUCESTER

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cotswold, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased significantly to £54,351 from £128,293 in the prior year. The charity closed the year with £12,822 in cash, of which £9,200 was restricted to a specific project. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2022 (received 05/02/2023, 5 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• National Lottery Heritage Fund — “It has been funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and contributes to the richness of the Gloucester History Festival.” (source page)
• Esmée Fairbairn Foundation — “Supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, we funded 2 partnership projects, led by the Cathedral and by Your Next Move and contributed to the…” (source page)
• Wellcome Trust — “GUST secured funding from the Wellcome Trust and National Lottery Heritage Fund to commission a new, innovative production exploring mental …” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jonathan Lundchair
• Marianna Hay
• Simon Murray
• Tobias Smith

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Gloucestershire · Herefordshire · Oxfordshire · Shropshire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GLOUCESTER HISTORY TRUST.

• GLOUCESTER HISTORY TRUST income £246k
• CHELTENHAM TOWN COMMUNITY TRUST income £442k
• ABUNDANCE ARTS income £68k
• THE GOSPEL IN ACTION TRUST income £48k
• NATURE IN ART TRUST income £299k
• GREENSTEAD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £143k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.