AGM re
ort for Aldrid e Shed 2024
Chair of Steerin
Committee and Chair of Trustees
Looking back at previous years reports it's clear that some things get repeated year
on year, the main one being that we've had yet another successful year. Both our
Christmas and Spring Fayres were well attended and profitsble, and our membership
continues to grow, helped by starting a On￿-a-MOnth Saturday opening.
We've upgraded the drum sander and by carrying out garage clearan￿S and with
donations have added to our tool collection and wood stock. Some of the tools have
been sold adding to our bank balan￿ and we actively look to help any new Sheds
setting up.
We have had Carveco software installed on all the Shed computers making a big
improvement to the range of work we can do on the CNC. This was very generously
gifted to us by Carveco on the proviso that we had four training sessions, two of
which we have had so far. We have also purchased three laptop computers which
have Carveco installed, which members can take home to leam and Practi￿ on. The
CNC and clean rooms were swapped over giving us more space for the CNC and
room for the laser etcher and 3D printer. The CNC room is kept a lot cleaner as we
are now able get round better with the vacuum.
We didn't have much in the way of community projects this year. Although we have
made several free stsnding figures for Aldridge Rotary, for their Christmas festivity's
and we donated £500 to the Samaritans. They commented, °On behalf of all the
volunteers at Walsall & District Samaritans, can I thank you for your generous
donation of £500. All the money will go towards Project 55, which is our ambitious aim
to replace our GU￿nt 50 year old building, which is sadly breaking down. The new
building will ensure our voluntee￿, can WO￿ in suitable accommodation, so we can
continue providing our seNice for the next 50 years."
Our good name seems to be spreading far and wide and we are having visits from
various establishments. The Hawthorns in Aldridge said, "We feel the benefit of being
able to be part of the community and the opportunity to make new connections would
be fantastic." This is re looking at some of their residents joining us. Occupational
therapists have been along to see how we can help in particular with people they
know who feel isolated and lonely. We seem to be the 1st port of call for people who
are looking to start a Shed in their area as they have heard how good we are. We
have had a few of these this past year.
Both myself (Chaimian of Steering Committee) and Ivor (Chair of trustees) want to
thank all of the committee for their efforts over the previous 12 months and those who
are not committee members but have added a lot of value, help and expertise with
their membership of the Shed.

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Aldrldge shed
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the perlod
from
To
0110612023
3ilvw2024
Unrestrfcted
funds
to th• n•ar8•t
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Last y•ar
to th• n•arn8t £
tr* th• ft•arnst£
to th• n•ar•st£
to tho n￿rest £
A1 Recelpts
Se￿On fees
membership fees
donations
grant inwme
bank interest
7.743
550
4.975
10,477
7.743
5SO
4J75
10,477
Sub total (Gross income for
AR)
A2 Asset and Inve81ment salos,
{8ee tsble).
24.151
24.151
Sub total
24.151
24151
A3Pa
ments
Renvutilities
3ervwFJinsur¥r
consUma￿eS
equiprnenl
fjonalions made
1.156
2,061
fj,899
1.156
2,061
6.899
Sub total
19,556
19,556
A4 Asset and Investment
urcha808,
see table
Sub total
19,556
19.556
Nèt of receipts/(payments)
-AS Transfers between fund8
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
4,595
4,595
25,160
29.755
25.160
29,755
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