Norwich Men’s Shed is a registered charity. (Charity No. 1171796) 47-51 Pitt Street, Anglia Square, Norwich, NR3 1DE **norwichmensshed.org.uk** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements** ## **For the period 06 April 2020 - 05 April 2021** **Charity name: Norwich Men’s Shed** ## **Charity registration number: 1171796** ## **Objectives and Activities** The objectives of Norwich Men’s Shed (NMS) are to promote men’s good health and wellbeing, for the benefit of the community. In particular for those men who are retired, unemployed, recovering from ill health or addiction, but also those who simply wish to make use of the facilities offered in a safe and friendly environment. NMS provides a physical space for men to socialise and take part in practical, creative and/or recreational activities, addressing key issues around mental health, social isolation and loneliness. NMS offers a skills sharing workshop environment, with all members making a positive contribution to the running of our Shed. Shed members work on their own projects, volunteer their time to undertake public commissions and engage in community based projects. Some members also mentor/tutor fellow members and community groups. NMS Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. ## **Achievements and Performance** NMS physical premises closed to member use March 2020 – May 2021 due to government-enforced lockdown under Covid-19 regulations This year’s delivery was very different due to the knock-on effects of operating during a pandemic. We were unable to offer physical meeting space, and focused on maintaining connection with members and working together to ensure we had a Shed to go back to. We set up various means of group communication and regularly contacted individual members identified as vulnerable, including signposting to other organisations as appropriate. Although our physical premises were closed, members continued to interact and the sense of community prevailed. The pandemic highlighted universal issues around loneliness and social isolation, which impact on mental health – many men access NMS for these core reasons. While the workshops were closed to standard member use, a member nominated sub-group worked with our landlords to adapt and update the workshops to Covid-19 Secure Environment standards to enable safe future reopening. (Funded by NCF Norfolk Recovery Fund) Some NMS members participated in “Peregrinations", a collaborative community art project curated by Holly Bodmer in which local artists worked with a selection of community groups culminating in an interactive performance at Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2021. Our members worked with artist Alice Lee, to design and create a selection of automatas/props that became an integral part of the Norwich Men’s Shed TAR 2020-21 Page **1** of **4** Norwich Men’s Shed is a registered charity. (Charity No. 1171796) 47-51 Pitt Street, Anglia Square, Norwich, NR3 1DE **norwichmensshed.org.uk** final performance. We were aware that members have very different resources and personal workspaces whilst Shed workshops were not accessible – therefore we set up a number of different remote learning/participation options so that all members could be involved. https://nnfestival.org.uk/whats-on/peregrinations/ https://www.parallelpoint.net/automata 60 men accessed NMS provision April 2020 – March 2021. Direct beneficiaries are men aged 18 +, this includes men dealing with issues around mental health, physical health, aging, social isolation, unemployment, homelessness and ex-offenders. Due to the nature of our membership, this can vary from the transient, to those who attend regularly on an ongoing basis. ## **Financial Review** |**Funds held 05/04/2021**|**£45,515.76**| |---|---| |**Consisting of:**|| |Restricted Grant Funding|£36,708.19| |Unrestricted funds|£8,807.57| **Reserves Policy:** To maintain a reserve of 3-6 months operating costs with a view to increasing funds held to deal with unexpected events. (Around £6000) ## **Financial Operating Model:** - Membership fees, donations and income from public commissions/sales of hand-crafted items cover ongoing running costs/workshop consumables - External grant funding covers staff costs - Any surplus raised from commissions/sales go back into the charity and are used to purchase items for the benefit of members, ie larger items of equipment/machinery In 2020-21 NMS lost income from membership fees, public commissions and stalls/events as a direct result of Covid-19 – any shortfall was recovered through sourcing additional grant funding Restricted Grant Funding received from Norwich City Council (Pledge Match Funding), Norwich Consolidated Charities, Norfolk Community Foundation (Norfolk Recovery Fund) Unrestricted Funding received from Norwich City Council (Covid-19 Discretionary Grant) Norwich Men’s Shed TAR 2020-21 Page **2** of **4** Norwich Men’s Shed is a registered charity. (Charity No. 1171796) 47-51 Pitt Street, Anglia Square, Norwich, NR3 1DE **norwichmensshed.org.uk** ## **Structure, Governance and Management** Norwich Men’s Shed (NMS)is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). The CIO is governed by a constitution, with charity Trustees being elected by members and the board at the Annual General Meeting. The Board of Trustees are responsible for general governance and define the direction of the charity. There is a member elected Operations Committee that sits under the Board of Trustees, who oversee general operations and logistics. NMS operates as a membership cooperative, with all members having a voice in a coproduction delivery model. NMS began as a club set up under MensCraft, and became a separate CIO in Feb 2017. A small member led charity, NMS originally self-funded through membership contributions and public commissions. From Jan 2019 NMS has employed a part time Coordinator, funded through external grants. This has increased our capacity to support member need, in particular those members who may initially require additional support to integrate into Shed life. In addition, the coordinator role has now developed beyond its original operational remit to incorporate future planning and strategic development. Norwich Men’s Shed TAR 2020-21 Page **3** of **4** Norwich Men’s Shed is a registered charity. (Charity No. 1171796) 47-51 Pitt Street, Anglia Square, Norwich, NR3 1DE **norwichmensshed.org.uk** ## **Reference and Administrative details** |**Charity name**|Norwich Men’s Shed| |---|---| |**Registered charity number**|1171796| |**Charity’s principal address**|47-51 Pitt Street
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**Date**||| |---|---|---| |||| ||Matt Sims|Tim Ridgley| ||Chair|| ||31/01/2022|| ||31/01/2022|| Norwich Men’s Shed TAR 2020-21 Page **4** of **4** **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name Norwich Men’s Shed **members of On accounts for the year** 5 April 2021 **Charity no** 1171796 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1 - 2 **Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. **responsibilities of** The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year **trustees and examiner** under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed. ## It is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, - to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. **Basis of independent** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given **examiner’s statement** by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. **Independent** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention **examiner's statement** (other than that disclosed below *) 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act - have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. - _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ |**Signed:**
**Name:**|N Fowler|27/01/2022| |---|---|---| |||| ||Nicola Fowler, NJF Accounts Ltd|| **IER** 1 Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** 21 Springfields Poringland, Norwich NR14 7RG ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.(E.g. accounting records have not been kept in accordance with s132 of the Charities’ Act 2011 and those accounts do not comply with the requirements of the 2008 Regulations setting out the form and content of charity accounts; any material expenditure or action which appears not to be in accordance with the trusts of the charity; any failure to be provided with information and explanations by any past or present trustee, officer or employee; and any material consistency between the accounts and the trustees’ annual report.) **IER** 2 **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **IER** 3 ## **Norwich Men's Shed** Reg Charity 1171796 ## **Income and expenditure Report for the year ending 5th April 2021** |**Income**
Donations
Grant Income
Membership Fees
Project Income
Sales
**Total Income**
**b/f**
Current acc
Cash
Paypal
**Expenditure**
Coordinator Salary
Course Materials
General Maintenance
Haulage/Parking/Travel
Miscellaneous
Office Materials
Promotional Materials
Service Fees
Staff Training
Supervisor Fees
Tools/Equipment
Tutors
Utilities
Membership Fee Refund
**Total Expenditure**
**c/f**
Current accs
Cash
Paypal|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**£**
**£**
366
2,000
42,944
1,545
425
135|**Total**
**£**
366
44,944
1,545
425
135| |---|---|---| ||**4,471**
**42,944**
**7,057**
**11,888**
**241**
**0**
**0**
**0**
16,322
17
200
344
751
26
50
80
115
649
135
140
122
197
1,146
472
320|**47,415**
**18,945**
**241**
**0**| |||**66,601**| |||16,322
216
1,095
26
50
80
115
649
135
140
122
197
1,617
320| ||**2,220**
**18,865**
**9,458**
**35,967**
**91**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**21,085**
**45,425**
**91**
**-**| |||**66,601**| Page 2 Prepared by: NJF Accounts Ltd ## **Norwich Men's Shed** Reg Charity 1171796 ## **Income and expenditure Report for the year ending 5th April 2021** |**Income**
Course Fees
Donations
Events
Grant Income
Membership Fees
Other Income
Parking Fees
Project Income
Sales
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Catering/Events
Coordinator Salary
Course Materials
General Maintenance & Materials
Haulage/Parking/Travel
Member Payment for Work
Miscellaneous
Office Materials
Project Materials/Costs
Promotional Materials
Refreshments
Service Fees
Staff Training
Supervisor Fees
Tools/Equipment
Tutors
Utilities
Workshop Consumables
Membership Fee Refund
**Total Expenditure**
**Net Income/(Expenditure)**|**2021**
**£**
-
366
-
44,944
1,545
-
-
425
135
**47,415**
-
16,322
216
1,095
26
-
50
80
-
115
-
649
135
140
122
197
1,617
-
320
**21,085**
**26,330**|**2020**
**£**
2,864
884
1,272
21,550
2,835
275
100
6,224
1,761| |---|---|---| |||**37,764**| |||505
14,969
89
594
914
150
406
263
2,729
210
231
50
480
0
3,170
2,813
3,867
804
50| |||**32,293**| |||| |||**5,471**| Page 1 Prepared by: NJF Accounts Ltd