Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/05/2019 Period start date To 30/04/2020 Period end date
Charity name:Sansaw Mens Shed
Charity registration number:1158135
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To provide a place in which older men can meet to undertake some activities in the company of others and provide help and support when required. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
The main activities of the shed may entail us doing projects for the local community ,mending and repairing church notice boards,restoring antique benches,and making various items to sell at various fetes to generate much needed income. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The trustees have to sign a declaration of interest before being appointed. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment
Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
Achievements and Performance
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | The shed has achieved a great deal since it was formed in 2014,completing many tasks for the local community repairing and buiding from new notice boards and erecting them.We have a good working relationship with the local vicar who has referred us to a lot of community projects. We have also been working with a local primary school working with children aged from 5 to 9 year olds, teaching the children to use basic hand tools hammer and nails we progressed to providing bird box kits and watching and assisting them in putting them together and presenting them with the finished article, so pleasing to see. We have also built up a good relationship with a local charity helping and assisting adults with autism,that has also been verysatisfying. |
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| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | ||
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | ||
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 |
Other
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of theperiod |
Para 1.21 | We had a very expensive year we purchased a van for the use of shed members.At present we are not overdrawn. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | n/a |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | n/a |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | n/a |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | n/a |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | n/a |
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | ||
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | ||
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | ||
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed,royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | trust deed |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | incorporated |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | We elect trustees when required ,we try to keep to maximum of 6 trustees. |
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
Reference and Administrative details
Charity name Sansaw Mens Shed
| Other name the charityuses | |
| Registered charitynumber | 1158135 |
| Charity’s principal address | Haston Road Hadnall Shrewsbury SY43DJ |
| Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity | Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity | Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity | Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity | Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity | ||
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| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| 1 | Frank Buckley | Chairman | 10/10/2017 | |||
| 2 | Victor Field | Treasurer | 13/10/2018 | |||
| 3 | Andy Slawson | Secretary | 09/09/2015 | |||
| 4 | Paul Chater | 10/10/21 | ||||
| 5 | Harold Morgan | 15/12/2017 | ||||
| 6 | Malcolm Herbert |
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name
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| Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity | ||
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
| Description of the assets held in this capacity |
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| Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects |
n/a |
| Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets |
n/a |
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | |||
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details n/a
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Andrew Dunbar Slawson Position (eg Secretary Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 10 October 2021