Basingstoke Shed is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered charity number 1170481. Basingstoke Shed has two sites: Everest Community Academy, Oxford Way, Basingstoke RG24 9UP and Westside Community Centre, Paddock Road, Basingstoke RG22 8QB. The Shed is also converting a double decker bus into a mobile men’s shed, known as Shed-in-a-Bus.
The trustees of Basingstoke Shed present their annual report and accounts for the year ending June 2022.
The trustees are:
Tim Winkle (Chair)
Derek Nash
Robert Taylor
Amanda Lewis
Basingstoke Shed is governed by its constitution dated 21[st] November 2016; trustees are elected by members of Basingstoke Shed in accordance with the constitution. We have had some changes of Trustees this year, with Mike Brading stepping down as a trustee and chair due to health issues and Pete Dixon sadly died. Many thanks to Mike for all his hard work in starting up and running Basingstoke Shed. Pete Dixon will be missed by us all.
Our objectives are:
_“The promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit of men and women living in Basingstoke and the surrounding area to combat loneliness and social isolation arising as result of their age, infirmity, disability, financial hardship or social circumstance._
_To do this we will provide workshop facilities where they can meet to socialise and engage in activities together, such facilities being aimed at increasing their engagement, skills and condition of life_ .”
The trustees believe we have complied with our objects as stated in our constitution and will continue to do so for the benefit of our members and the public.
At the end of June 2022 the total value of cash and bank deposits was £22,457, of which £4,389 was unrestricted funds and £18,068 restricted funds. Of the unrestricted funds, £2,324 are allocated by the trustees to the Shed-in-a-Bus project, leaving a net unrestricted amount of £2,065. At all times we aim to have unrestricted reserves of a minimum of £1,000 which equates to more than three months average operational costs based on this year’s expenditure.
## Membership
At the end of the reporting year, we had 27 members.
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## Covid-19 Impact
Covid restrictions had a significant impact on the operations of Basingstoke Shed during the period. The Shed was initially closed and our main efforts were to ensure safe re-opening to ensure the safety of our elderly membership. All meetings were carried out remotely. Limited re-opening of the Shed was started in September ‘21 at Everest (Community Academy school) and QMC (Queen Mary’s College). Activities were also restarted on the Shed-in-a-Bus project.
## Activities and Achievements
In the year reported, our activities and achievements included:
- Work on the conversion of a double decker bus into a mobile shed (Shed-in-a-Bus). The work comprised making the bus roadworthy and continuing with the conversion of the inside into a workshop and a café and social area.
- Change of premises. Basingstoke Shed initially had two locations in Basingstoke, one at a Everest and another at QMC. Regretfully our Shed at QMC had to be closed in December 2021 as the College could no longer accommodate us. Fortunately we were able to find a new location at Westside Community Centre and we were able to re-open a second Shed in Basingstoke in April 2022.
- A Music Shed at Everest which is held on a Wednesday.
- Supporting our landlords. We have a mutually beneficial relationship with our landlords supporting Everest Community Academy with maintenance activities and for the Westside Community Centre we help to repair and maintain equipment to support their activities.
- Support of a Jubilee event run by Sovereign Housing at Westside by helping children in the community assemble and decorate various wooden kits such as bird feeders and bug houses. We also made some bird boxes for them which were given out at the event to their residents so they could put them in their gardens.
- Members continue to work on a mix of their own projects and projects that help the community.
- Ensuring that Basingstoke Shed provides a safe environment for our members and for those organisations and individuals we help by updating and developing our procedures and protocols.
Each of these activities relates to our objectives and contributes to the wider community in which we live.
Although our activities were impacted by Covid, the Shed continues to have a generally positive atmosphere and our members are always ready to assist each other and regularly share ideas. New members are always welcome and there is usually someone to give a helping hand and make them feel part of the Shed.
## The future
Our membership is depleted from pre-pandemic numbers due to Covid 19. We hope to be able to recover and expand our membership in the coming year.
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## Thanks
The trustees and members of Basingstoke Shed express their appreciation for the support provided by Everest Community Academy, Queen Mary’s College (QMC), Stagecoach Basingstoke and Westside Community Centre.
## Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature Full Name Tim Winkle Position Chair Date February-2023
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Charity Name No (if any)
Basingstoke Shed 1170481
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/07/2021 30/06/2022
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
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A1 Receipts
Membership fees 2,135 - - 2,135 499
Grants and donations 268 1,800 - 2,068 4,448
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2,403 1,800 - 4,203 4,947
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Total receipts 2,403 1,800 - 4,203 4,947
A3 Payments
Insurance 495 - - 495 846
Tools and materials 476 - - 476 327
Rent/Elect/Mem Fees/Phone/Domain 585 - - 585 210
Shed-in-a-bus project/other grant
expenditure - 8,319 - 8,319
Sundry / consumables 166 - - 166 8,591
Expenses 46 - - 46 68
Membership refunds due to Covid 152 - - 152 -
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Sub total [ 1,920 ] 8,319 - 10,239 10,632
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Total payments 1,920 8,319 - 10,239 10,632
Net of receipts/(payments) 483 - 6,519 - - 6,036 - 5,685
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 3,906 24,587 - 28,493 34,178
Cash funds this year end 4,389 18,068 - 22,457 28,493
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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