CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2023 Charity name: Newport Men's Shed Charity registration number:1160771 Objectives and Activities SORP Summary of the purposes of the charity as set OLrt in its governing document Pata 1.17 The objéct of the CIO is to promote social indusion for the public benefit by preventing people. particulady but not exclusively men aged 18 or over, wthin Newport. Shropshire and the surrounding area. from becoming socially excluded. relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into socsety through the provision of facilities in which they can meet to undertake creative, physical or recreational activities, leam or pass on skills and knowledge, and support eath other socially. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefrt, in particular, the activities, projects or ServI￿S identified in the accounts. Pata 1.17 and 1_19 We continued to encourage social interadion between our members and the loGal ommunty by attending and assisting in a number of communty events. Our members particulady benefit from putting their skills and experien￿ into constructing items for the benefft of the local community. These have induded Designing and constructing Yree libraries" for a local school and a number of communrty ￿ntreS Constructing sensory pods for autistic children in a local children's nursery school. Designing and constructing a Plinko machine and medieval stocks for bNo local schools to assist in in their fundraising activities. providing volunteer5 for the Tefford Repair Café, repairing rtems for reuse Pagelof7 and saving them going to waste and protecting the environment for the public benefit. Our gardening team constructed a patio area with planters for the local scout group and a junior school to encourage them to develop gardening skn-lls and look after the environment. We continued to maintain our walled garden producing a wide variety of fruit and vegetables for the benefit of our members and the local community. Gardening is a great activity for our men's health. both physical and mental, and contributes greatly to our main purpose of encouraging social interaction. alleviating loneliness and social isolation. We continue to seek additional accommi)dation to proV￿e a specialised woodworking workshop to enhance our offering and provide an addrtional income to su rt our charitable ose. The trustees confirm they have had due regard to the guidan￿ issued by the Charity Commission on Public Benefft Statement confinning whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Parn 1.18 Additional information (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP referen We are not a grant making charity Para 1.38 Policy on grant making nla Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Conlribution made by volunteers Other Achievements and Performance PaEe2of7 SORP referen Our membership numbers remained steady at 30 which is at or near our complement, given our limtted resources in terms of Spa￿ and facilities. Our total "contact. time in 2023 was 7,500 hours Compared with 6,400 hours contact time in 2022. Research commissioned by the UK Men's Shed Association has shown a direct benefft to shed members who have reported feeling much less lonely sin joining the shed. There is no doubt that staying active. leaming new skills and contributing to the communrty are beneficial to mental heatth and wellbeing. Summary of the main achievements of the charty. identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circurnstances of its beneficiarles and any wder benefits to society as a whole. Para 1.20 Additional infonnation (optional) You may Ghoose to include further statements vthere relevant about.. Achievements against objectives set Parn 1.41 Perfomiance ol fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment performan against objectives Parn 1.41 Other Page3of7 Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the period ParJ 1.21 Our Gross income for the period totalled £7944. derived mainly from our members subscriptions but including donations towards material costs and a small amount from the local communty lottery. Our total expenditure was £5873 made up of running costs for insuran￿. stationery, domestic, workshop and garden supplies. members morale, and Maintenan￿ and repla￿ment of tools and equipment. The surplus of £2,000 will be allocated to our reserves. The trustees have agreed to build up a reserve for contingency and to set up and equip an addrtional workshop to expand our woodwork facilities to beneftt our members and the local Gommunit £7,000 nla Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Para 1.22 Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any ￿n￿rtaIntIeS about the ¢harity continuing as a going concem Para 1.22 Para 1.22 Pdra 1.24 nla Para 1.23 Additional inforniation (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about" The chartty's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Parn 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the chanty Para 1.46 Other Page4of7 Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts= Type of goveming document None Parn 1.25 Constitution dated ￿ January 2015 How is the charity constituted? Para 1.25 The Charity is a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) L41 LIJ yvrated association. CIQI Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entttled to appoint one or more trust￿$ Para 1.25 The trustees are selected with due regard to their skills and experience and are appointed at a full meeting of the charTty trustees Additional infomiation (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity's organisational structure and any wider ne￿Ork with which the charity works Para 1.51 Relationship with any ielated parties Parn 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Charit name Other name the cha uses istered chari number Charity's prinupal address New ort Men's Shed Telford Men's Shed 1160771 10 Buckland Walk Newport Shropshire TF10 7NQ rations address Hall Bam. Church Street, Madele , Telford TFI 5BT Page5of7 Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Name of person lor body) entÉtled to appoint trustee ifan Trustee name Office Irt any) Dates acted rf notforwhole year Willie Gormley Terence Kenny Kevin Beale Chair Vice Chair Trustee Martin Taylor Roy Griffrths Ray Hislop Sam Young Gary Biggam Trustee Trustee From 131912023 Trustee Resigned 311123 Resigned 281212023 Resigned 301912023 Trustee Trustee 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 orate trustees - names of the directors at ￿ date the re Director name ortwasa roved Name of trustees holding trtle to property belor7ging to the chaiity Trustee name Dates acted if not forwhole ear Page6of7 Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets None held in this ca Name and objects of the chartty ori whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charit 's ob'ects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets nla nla Additional infomiation (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infomiation) Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional inforniation) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for nonwdisclosure of ke r50nnel details N13 Other o tional infomiation Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the chartty's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) William Gotmley Teren￿ Kenny Chair VI￿ Chair Date Page7of7 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Newport Men'$ Shed 1160771 Recei ts and pa ments accounts CC16a For the period from PefwA siart date 01 January 2023 Pen(yJ date 31 DecemLEr 2023 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowmerrt funds Totsl funds Last year tothe near8St£ A1 Receipts Subscriptions Grants Restricted Grants lother) Donations hAaterials donations Sales Communty Lottery Donab"¢)n Interest Sub total(Gross income for AR) 5,514 372 1.390 120 372 1.390 120 405 1.068 715 78 7.780 A2 Asset and investmentsales, see table . 7,780 A3Pa Reni Insuran ments 31JO 27 Training Developmentand Mople Domestic suwies and w)sum8tdes CoronawrLJS PPE etc MatsDais. Garden lllfrastrudue tnaintsTrarK Workshop m8mtenartratKI ns M3tsri315 c￿￿mUnity wiects IT-netr￿D￿[ ¥fyJ cor*umailes IT- Hardware Tools +￿I￿1nery. wr)I8se. rerors maintenan Publicity protnoknn Affiliati￿ fees 766 412 501 501 390 647 670 670 559 914 69 26 914 69 26 2S3 37 257 2.148 21 30 5.873 2,148 21 1,508 18 30 4,849 Sub total 5.873 A4 Asset and investment urchasès sèè tsble Sub total 5.873 5.873 4.849 Net of receipts/(payments) AS Transfers between funds A6 Cash fur]ds last year end Cash funds this year end 1071 2,071 2.931 9,069 11.140 9,069 11.140 6.138 9.069 CCXX R1 accounts Iss} 1610112024 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to r￿VeSt £ Restricted funds to ntsBrest £ Endowment funds tts r*are5t £ Categoriès D•tslls 81 Cash funds 10.760 Total cash fiinds 11,140 s)> UnrEstrieted funds Re5triet funds Endowmènt funds to ￿￿reSt£ Detai15 to nparÈ5t£ B2 Other monetary assets F¥Thd towhth asset ￿lOn Currentvalue onal Details Ci)st loption811 B3 Investment assets Fund towhKh Detai15 CostloF4iona Onal 84 Assets retalned for the charity's own use Compther and PTinter 463 PTqector unwtricted 324 Metaluaft Practi(*l Pro unrestrirled A¥mI￿ter Disc and belt sa￿tsr unrestricted 230 TreTKI T14EK Rouierand VVRTTab unrEstrirled 787 149 tnins 137 Ttsn 204mm PL4rErl Thithnesser 200 LuffltEfja£* 6DE 1100 t￿$t extrador unrestricled 99 ChwnP￿n 92CA11i petr￿ generator unrestricted 430 inster AW26C6B Bandsaw ￿n￿lM¢¢e￿ 612 FuwFto which Amounl due ti0￿8 When due tiona Details B5 Liabilities Signed by one or Iwo trustees on behaff of all the trustees Date of roval &gnature Print Name Tery Kenny 17 1 William &>miey CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 16101r2024