# THE SILVERS' WORKSHOP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1159283
- **Other names:** Reading Men's Shed
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 19, 2014
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1159283


## Contact

- **Address:** The Silvers Workshop, 37 Hilcot Road, READING
- **Postcode:** RG30 2SX
- **Phone:** 01183913545
- **Email:** contact@thesilversworkshop.org.uk
- **Website:** www.thesilversworkshop.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF MEN LIVING IN THE VICINITY OF READING AND WOKINGHAM TO COMBAT LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION BY THE PROVISION OF A WORKSHOP WHERE THEY CAN MEET AND ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES TOGETHER ONLY LIMITED BY THEIR ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE INDEPENDENTLY, AIMED AT INCREASING THEIR ENGAGEMENT AND CONDITION OF LIFE .

**Activities:** The Silvers Workshop provides a workshop with wood and metal-working tools where older men can come to make and mend things and socialise and enjoy the camaraderie of work without the pressures.  We are based in Reading in Berkshire and membership is available to men in the vicinity of Reading, Wokingham, West Berkshire and Bracknell Forest.

**Area of benefit:** READING AND WOKINGHAM




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Recreation
- **Who:** Elderly/old People



## Areas of operation

- Bracknell Forest
- Hampshire
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- West Berkshire
- Wokingham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £22348 | £15130 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £32148 | £17219 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £23979 | £12507 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £15736 | £13641 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £11739 | £14338 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Stuart James Freebody** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 20, 2023
- ANTHONY SMITH-CRALLAN — appointed Jan. 14, 2017
- Barry Fowler — appointed Jan. 26, 2018
- David Catton — appointed Jan. 29, 2016
- Edward Charles Burden — appointed Oct. 27, 2024
- Kevin Organ — appointed Jan. 22, 2026
- Peter Dewsnap — appointed Jan. 24, 2020
- Robert Wilson Whittle — appointed Jan. 28, 2022
- Wilfrid Daniel Owen Mayes — appointed Oct. 27, 2024