# DENBY DALE AND DISTRICT MEN&#x27;S SHED ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1173137
- **Other names:** DENBY DALE MEN&#x27;S SHED, MAKING IT!
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 23, 2017
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1173137


## Contact

- **Address:** 10 CUTTLEHURST, SCISSETT, HUDDERSFIELD
- **Postcode:** HD8 9LF
- **Phone:** 01484 861197
- **Email:** robert.barber@gmx.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MEN AGED 18 OR OVER, WITHIN DENBY DALE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN WHICH THEY CAN MEET TO UNDERTAKE CREATIVE, PHYSICAL OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, LEARN OR PASS ON SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE, AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER SOCIALLY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE &#x27;SOCIALLY EXCLUDED&#x27; MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); OR CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

**Activities:** Our primary purpose is to prevent social isolation, particularly in older men, within the communities of Denby Dale and its surrounding villages. We provide a materials based workshop equipped with tools, machinery and facilities, necessary for woodworking, light engineering and associated hobbies and practical interests.  Men can make and repair, working individually or in teams.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Recreation
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Kirklees





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **ROBERT BARBER M.A.** | Chair | April 21, 2017 |
| GRAHAM TURNER cllr |  | April 22, 2017 |
| John Taylor |  | May 10, 2024 |
| MARTYN JOHN SIDDLE |  | April 21, 2017 |
| Maria Leader |  | May 15, 2024 |
| Nick Hall |  | June 1, 2025 |
| Tim Potts |  | Feb. 21, 2018 |




