## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/09/23 Period start date To 31/08/24 Period end date
## Charity name:Ditchingham and District Mens Shed
## Charity registration number:1173804
## Objectives and Activities
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|A base for members to connect with others
while participating in a group, community,
or individual projects, in a safe and friendly
environment|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Provide a building/workshop and garden for
members and other public to attend on a
regular basis. Provide repair services for
the benefit of Councils, Churches, schools
and individuals. Members share skills with
each other and provide mutual support|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All Trustees have read the relevant
guidance and use this to ensure the Charity
is run in accordance with its Governing
Document|
## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|||
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|Policy on social investment|||
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|investment|||
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|Contribution made by|||
|volunteers|||
|Other|||
## Achievements and Performance
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Undertaken 5 shed clearances, repaired
property to Churches, Schools, Councils
and other public places
Members have assisted other local
charities with their fundraising activities
Members benefit from training and learning
new skills which has supported their mental
health issues
Workshop equipment improved|
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
Increased membership to include a
woodcarving group and improve facilities|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Target of £2000 was exceeded|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Other|||
## Financial Review
|Financial Review|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Reviewed at AGM, income exceeded
expenditure. Accounts not audited but
agreed at AGM|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves held for unforeseen
circumstances with buildings and
machinery|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£3000|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The Charity has a solid foundation and is
working well. Trustees continue to find the
online reporting challenging|
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Members subscription, donations, fetes,
sale of items made by members|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|None|
|Other|||
## Structure, Governance and Management
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|3 Trustee posts filled, decided by members
at AGM
Committee members, including Chair,
Secretary and Treasurer, also voted by
members|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Charity has following policies
Equality and diversity.
Health and Safety|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|N/A|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|N/A|
|Other|||
## Reference and Administrative details
|Charity name|Ditchingham and District Mens Shed|
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|Other name the charity uses|Ditchingham Mens Shed|
|Registered charity number|1173804|
|Charity’s principal address|Old Harleston Road
Earsham
Norfolk
NR.35 2AF|
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year|Name of person (or body) entitled to
appoint trustee (ifany)|
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||Alan Larkin|Treasurer|From 13/10/23|Members at AGM|
||Michael Coe|Chair|From 13/10/23|Members at AGM|
||Mary Sprake||From 13/10/23|Members at AGM|
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
## Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
## Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## Other optional information
## Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Alan Larkin ~~ee~~ Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Trustee Chair, etc) ~~ee~~ Date 1[st] September 2025 ~~pO~~
**Ditchingham Mens Shed - Accounts 01/09/23- 31/08/24**
|**Income**|||**Expenses**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Sales of|400.00||Miscellaneous|674.97|
|donated goods|||||
|Annual fees|1157.50||Refreshments|153.10|
|Tea fund|743.71||Hall hire|99.00|
|Donations|4959.75||New shed|1340.36|
|Fundraising|1654.59||Insurance|710.21|
|Donations re|802.00||Phone/Wi fi|553.93|
|goods made|||||
|**Total Income**|9717.55||**Total Expenses**|3531.57|
|Bal forward|4310.96||Bal forward|10496.94|
|01/09/2023|||31/08/2024||
|Total|14028.51|||14028.51|
|Treasurer|||||
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|Auditor|||||
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|**Donations**|Member|10.00||||||
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||Public|10.00|**F/raising**|100 Club|58.21|Kindling|42.00|
||St Edmunds School|30.00||100 Club|418.00||15.00|
||Public|5.00||Kindling|260.00||72.00|
||Railway club|35.00||Easy fundraising|24.76||106.00|
||Member|5.00||Grumpys fete|217.20||25.00|
||Bungay lions|100.00||Easy fundraising|32.34|||
||Tiny tots|10.00||Hobbies day|137.25|||
||Bungay Town Council|350.00||Earsham Fete|166.00|||
||Public|30.00||Earsham street|118.50|**Total**|260.00|
||Busy boxes|20.00||Refund 100 club receipts|-36.00|||
||Park farm|190.00||100 club|36.46|||
||Bungay lions|100.00||Ditchingham fete|194.00|||
||Public|64.75||Easy fundraising|27.87|||
||Anon re Air filter|4000.00||||||
||||**Misc**|**Total**|1654.59|||
||**Total**|**4959.75**||||||
|||||Cleaning|3.38|||
|**New shed**|Saw blades|17.50||Key tags|3.89|||
||Plywood|144.00||Magnets|5.37|||
||Castor wheels|18.00||Petrol|7.01|||
||Cameras|51.23||Cleaning|12.15|||
||Signs|6.98||Strimmer|20.00|||
||Vice|10.00||Septic tank|150.00|||
||Table top|27.50||Storage boxes|23.00|||
||Plywood insulation|250.00||Gas|12.00|||
||White spirit|5.56||Cleaning|2.50|||
||Chuck|78.00||Audit fee|30.00|||
||Blades|42.00||Donation Little lifts|25.00|||
||Blade repair|58.00||Kitchen roll|5.00|||
||Danish oil|14.75||Postage|2.75|||
||Hinges|8.48||Fire extinguisher service|66.00|||
||Alarm repair|446.36||Museum and dogs trust|68.70|||
||Batteries|150.00||Septic tank|165.00|||
||Sandng belts|12.00||Postage|13.60|||
|||||Petrol|9.62|||
||Total|1340.36||UK mens shed sub|30.00|||
|||||Donations MAF|20.00|||
|||||**Total**|674.97|||