Hastings & St Leonards Men's Shed Registered charity number 1175075 Trustees. Annual Return & Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2022 Contents". Trustees, annual report Independent Examinerfs reFM)rt Receipts & Payments account Statement of Assets & Liabiliti"es Notes to the accounts 10 11 Hastlngs & St Leonards Men's Shed
Regired c@ity number 1175075 Hastings & St Leonards Men's Shed Tru$tee5' annual report for the year ended 30 September 2022 The trustees present their annual rerK)rt and finantial statements of the tharrty for the year ended 30 September 2022 The finanoal statements have been prepad Én atxordancè W( the accounting poliaes set oul in nole t to the accA)unts and c(xnpty wth the Charitys constitution. the Charities Aet 2011 and the Statements of RecoMnwed Pr wblishl in 2008. Full nam•: Hastiros & St LeardS Vén's Shejj Other names by whleh the chalry is known Mèn's Shed Reglstarnd eharlty number: 1175075 Charitabl8 strudure: CharIte In(xwrate Organisation- Assocaation Model 20 Manhattan Gardens. Hastings. TN35 5DQ Gcmlfrey Bevan, Chair Re9 HolLqnds. Seixelary Gerald Bal¢ikonis. Treaser Mags Pawson Simon Reeves Prln¢ipal addr•ss: Trustsès: Bankers: Bard Bank. Hasbngs brar Ketth Miller. employee of Hastirys Votuntsry Action. Jackson H1. PortJarKI Place. Hastings, TN34 1QN Indepèndent examiner: Gov¢rnanc8 and management The charity is operated uThlerthe rules of rts o)rk8tiiubon. a1opted 12 Juty 2017 atKI registe with the Charity Commission on 10 Odober 2017. The trLtrSt8es of (tsrity are appxj'nted usirvJ th6 gu•Jelines laid dcvm in the nstitUtI. Trustees are appointed on a rctaknal 3 year basis, arKI rInatonS are swght from Ihe membership. ms and obje¢tlv•s TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEF BY PREVENTING PEOPLE AGED 18 OR OVER, WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF HASTINGS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEOS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SocLLy EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOGIETY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN WHICH THEY CAN MEET TO UNDERTAJE CREATIVE, PHYSICAL OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. LEARN OR PASS ON SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE. AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER SOCLALLY.
Hastings & St Leonards Men's Shed Trustees. annual report for the ar gnded 30 September 2022 - ¢onl'd FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE-SOCIALLY EXCLUDED" MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OR THE FOLLOWING FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT,. FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.. YOUTH OR OLD AGE., ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTALI", SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS.. DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEK RACE, DISABILfFY. 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)" CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIErY). Public beneflt statement Hastings and St Leonards Men's s follows Chafity commion Guidelines and must report annually to the Charity Commission to affim its cl)ligion to function for the public benefft. In planning a¢b"vrties, thtr trustees were mindful of the Charity CommissirM)'s guidan( on wblic benefit. Summary of maln obltfv. actlvltles and achlèv•m•nts tor the perlod Hastings and St Leonards Men's Shed was Set up in Ortober 2016 by preSentativeS of Ore Valley Big Lotal which was administered by Orbit Housing Association. now Hasting5 Voluntary Artion. The Shed is aimed primarily at older men Ithought there are also lady members), a group trad¢tionally under presented in communityand sooal activities. Loneliness, isolation and depression are high risk fartors for this group. The health impact of loneliness has been docurnented by the Campaign to end Loneliness. whose report in 2015 5how5 that lacking Social connertions is as damaging to o¢Jr health as smoking IS cigarettes a day. Social networks and friendships not only have an impact on reducing the risk of mortality or developing certa6n diseases. but thÈy also help individuals to recover when they do fall ill. The port showed that 17% of older people are in contaci with family. friends and neighbours less than once a week and Il% are in contact le55 than once a month. Over half151%1 of all people aged 75 3nd over live alonè. Two fifths of all older Ole labout 3.9 million) say the television is their main company. 63% of adults aged 52 or over who have been widowed. and 51% of the same group who are separated or divorced report, feeling lonety some or all of the time. 59% of adults aged over 52 who report poor health say theyfeèl lonèly some of the time or often. compared to 21% who say they a in excellent health.
sw 8 sILrds Men¥ S ReSistsr (wrty Mmbw 1175075 Hastings & St Leonards Men's Shed Trustee5' annual report for the year ended 30 September 2022 - confd Shed struciure and activrbes The Men's Shed atms to mitigate these problems of social isolation by provitlingworkshops and meeting spaces where Members can pursue craft and soctal artivities within the Shed community whilst also serving the local community. Members can pursue their own projects bLrt some also make goods or repair donated goods and furniture. often from re-cycled materials, which are sold to the local community at modest pri. This helps to defray the running costs and also meet a local community need in one of the rftost deprived areas of the country. Currently we rent premise5 at 20 Manhattan Garden5 next to Ore Cornmunity Centre. ThouBh old and in need of refurbishment the building provides Èood facilities with fully equÉpped wood and metalwork workshops at one end and a social a3 at the other. Some repairs have been carried out by the membershlp during the year including weatherproofingthe building and p1aCIng the failing lightinÈ In the main workshop. but there remain5 a substantlal amourrt to do. Mernbership has increased to 118 over the last year and ranges from the able-bodied to the vulnerable includin& for example. people with Autism. and some Dementla sufferers who can attend with CalS rf necessary. The Shed is nornially open for three arÈd haWday5 per week with at least one volunteer Trustee in attendance at all times. There is a modest £5 fee to become a Member and a charge of £2 per day attended. The are currently re volunteerTrustees. elected bythe Members, who manage the day-ttsday operation of the Shed. Communlty support and social value We believe our Shed adds social value to the communtty in a number of ways.. the Member5 themselves benefit from having a productive artivity and engaging with community, thus reducing social i501ation ènd depression and facilitating better ¢ognittve functioning and improved mental wellbeing. This in turn has an effect in reducing social care costs,. where they have theEn, members families and/or carer5 benefrt from the relief given by having a secure and caring environmentwhere the member5 can spend ttme produrtively,. the local community benefits from having a Iow-COSt Source for Craft items and repair5. We know we have an impèct on the families of our members as well as our members themselve5., Q)mments such as the Shed"provides a lifeline",°you've given me my husband bacV'."my dad has got a purpose again", are not rmMOn.
HaStir & Sl Men's Sh nuth 117K175 Hastings & St Leonards Paen's Shed Tntstees. annual report for the ygar gnded 30 Septernber 2022 - Gont'd The Impart of the Pandemic The pandemic has had a dramatic detrimental impart on the Sheds artivities and its membership in three ways= Covid contributed to the death of several members.. restrictions on the levels of service that We able to be provided and opening hours; Members increasing concerns about beirE in contartwith other people because of the risk of infection and stopping attending," removing tts finanual independence. The Shed was required to close completely durin8 the lockdown and for a short period at the end of 2021 when no Members could attend. Some communication was retained by eorre5wndence with all Mernbers and bytelephone wtth the most vulnerable. The Shed was made 'Covid Secure. and PBrtlal re-opened but that required hjrther rè5trictin8 numbers attending. Despite increasing membership, attendance at the Shed reduced during the Pandemic due to some Members and Trustees having to shield and others avoiding attending due to concerns about rising infettion levels in the area and the need to reduce contact with other people. The Shed re-opened fully dijring the year and attendance is plthng up again, though still below peak pre-covid levels. The closing of the Shed resulted in an aIrn¢ total loss of the Shed's income and the reduction in attendan caused a further substantial loss which could have led to the Shed's pemanent closure. Fortunately, however. the Shèd wa5 able to negotiate a reduced rent and was awarded a number of small. but much appreciate(l. grants which @ave it financial securitythrough the Pandemit arbd facilitated re-opening. Progress duririg the year Good progress has been made during the year In reviving the Sherfs main attNities. Progress has 3150 been Tnade towards achieving financial Independen in thatthe Shed now has a designated fund of £25,IXKltow3rds the purchase 3 building through a combination of fundraisinB and grant awards. A detailed work specification and costing h35 been prepared for the purchase, repair and refurbishmènt of building that we currently rent and fijrthergrant support is being sought.
Ha8tirvJs & St Sh90 ReW¥ed th8ritynurth 1175075 Hastings & St Leonards Men's Shed Trustees. annual report for the year ended 30 September 2022 - confd Future developments The shed now has three aims forthe next year or two.. to secure its financial future. OrInallY the ShÈd was large1yfinancia1 independent meetirvd most of its njnning costs from attendance fees and sales. The aim now is to return to that financial Independence and securfty by fundralsin8 to purchase the building that It currently rents and thus lowering Its running costs significantly to within its income. or by re-lo¢atin8 to cheaper premises if any can be found.. to raise the confidence of the membership so that theyfeel able to return to the Shed,. to increase the range of actNities of the Shed to interest a larger number of potential Members. The Shed building has surroundinB 8rounds with potentlal to be developed as a garden wSth a view I to offering 8ardenin8 as a new acttvity and an outdoorspace for lelsure. Flnanelal TevI•w Hastings & Sl Lgonards Men's Shed is fvnded by membership foes, salo$ and small grants. In period under examinalion the organlsalon r8celved £18,29612021.' £30,414) in income with expgnditure of £15,81112021.. £12.0991 yiving Ihe group a surplus of £2.48512021.' £18,315) for the penod. Fund3 browJhl lOThwa *re £34.283 {2021.' £16,508) glvkng a total raserve fund of £37.308 12021.. £34,8231. Tho charltys pollcy on r•••rv•• Th8 charfty has no sp.f policy wlh regard to the18W of resews aims to buHd o fund to contrfbute towar(Is purch of a bulldiThJ N rosslbl8. A¢¢tyJntlng and r•portlng r•poMlb114ti The Trustees are resFonsiLHe for preparing th& Tnte•s, annual rawt and tha finanual stslements In accor(18ncè ¥th •pICabl? law and United kn'ThJ¢Jon Ar£(n9 StsThJard6 (UK garwally a•d accounting yactice). The law ap1¢ae to charit3 in England aNJ Wales rgqLWTes trusle89 to prep9re ftnand818tal8n)8nts for ea¢h linandal year give a Inje and fair of thg thle of affairs ofthe charfty and of the inuming resourc4s and 8pplicatK)n of Teswrces or the tharity for that pericx1. In prepadng thesè rinanoal statements, Iha twstse arg rgquired to: seknt sultable accounting polcw and apply th8m c¢nsistenty. observa the matt$ aThJ ndFI88 in the Charili•s SORP., make judgThnts and estimates Ihat ars reasona$ and wudènL state ether awIcab a¢counting standards have been fc1l¢y•d. subject to any matgrfal departuw disclosed and exF4ained in tho fina01 8talemerrts,' prepare the finand818tstements on a wng concem ba6is unless It is Inapprowbte to presume that the chanty wll continue in cwalion.
Re4¥ster1 rtharfty 1175075 Hastings & St Leonards Men's Shed Trustees. annual report for the year ended 30 September 2022 - cont'd The truslees are resnSIb keeping prw accounliThJ records disdose wlh reasonable ac¢ura¢y at any time the financial tK)sth"on of ¢*arity and enatAe that the finanThal statements CoMY the Chartbès Ad 2011. the Charity (Accnts and refM)rtsl Regulati( 2008 and the provision of the goveming dUment. They are also restwsible fcff safeguardiThJ th8 assets of the charity and herTrce for takin9 teasonable step5 for Ihe prevention of fvaud arKI other irregulariti&s. Signed on hall of the charrvs IfUStees'. Signed GcKJfr8y Bèvan, Chair 27 zz Signed Reg Hollands, Secretary Dale
Ind¢pendent Examinerfs R•pLYt to tha Committèè of Hastlngs & St Leonards Men's Shed I report on the acc(MJnts of Hastsngs & St LeartIS Men's Shed for the 1ve month period erKled 30 September 2022 kthtch are set ¢yJt on pages 2-11. R•sp8¢liw respon$ibilitles of ¢ommittee & examin•r The chartvs trustees ar8 rPspOnb1e for preparation ofthe aro)unts. The tharivs trustees consider that an audit is tK)t required for this year under Sect 144 of the Charities Act 201 f (the Charities Act). aThJ that an independent e2M1nloTr is needwj. It is my responsibilty. to examine the accwnts LThJer se(Jion 145 of the Chili8s Acl to follow the W0ureS laid do1 in the General Directions given by tho Charity CoFnmission (under section 1451Sllbl of the Chartbes Act). and to ste Ythether parts'cular matters have cCe to Eny attenb.on Basi5 of Indortdent •xaminerfs rèport My examination was carnièrt wt in a¢(l)rdar ilh the General Direthons given by Ihe Chatity Commission. An examination indud&s a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a )mparison of the supporting do¢umentatK)n wesenled wth those records. It also indudes (x)nsideration of any unusual items or dis(knures in the a0unts, and seeking ewanations from thè trustees ujncemitw any such matters. The proc£dur8s undertaken do not provide all Ihe eviden¢e that woijld be required in an audtt, and consequenyy no On)n is given 88 to the actx)unts pr8sent a kne and fair view and the retxjrt is limrted to 11)ose matt&rs sei out in the ststemenl below. lrnlependent examinerfs stat•mont In connethon with my examinatKM. matter has Ix>me to my attention". 1} whlch gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in any materi81 respect the requIrern.. lo keep ac(x)ur¢ting rerA)rds in accordance ith $ti[l30 of the chartb.ès Act to PT$pare accounts vthich accord wlh the accnng rerdS and to CoMY ¥th tha a¢ntj requirements of the Act have not been met or 21 to bthich. in my opini, attonlhJn thuld be dravffl in orderto enable a proper underslanding of the accwnts to be mched. Keith Miller Finance Officer Hastings Voluntary A(on Jackson Hall, Pordand Pkn. Hastings. TN34 1QN Dated: 23 November 2022
Hastry & St LeorArds PAen's Shed RwJi81oT¢d tt]¥ity number 1175075 Hastings & St Leonards Men's Shed Receipts & Payments accounts for the period 1 October 2021 30 Septsmber 2022 Pfevw)us Year Cmnty Toial fund$ Recel Members subs Sales Grants and donations Bank interest Sundry inc(Ane Fun lunds 1.370 4,085 24,615 2,030 3,625 10.817 15 601 17.088 2,030 3,625 12,025 15 601 18.296 1208 343 30.414 1208 Consumables Equipment Refreshments and deaning Travel exps PrintirMJ. tx)5tsge & ststionery Insurancè Website & IT costs Independent Examination Utilities Rent Sundry payments 709 758 267 200 70 175 709 1,216 267 200 70 175 1,937 195 122 175 42 100 75 2,324 8,548 1,392 14,603 75 2,324 8,548 2,142 15,811 750 1.208 12,099 18.315 Nel surplus Transfers 2.485 123.500 2,485 {1.5(rf)1 25.000 16,508 OpenIj balances at 1110121 33,323 34.823 34,823 Fund balances cjfat 3019122
¢harityThNrty 117x175 Statement of Assets & Liabilities asat 30 September 2022 2021 Cash assets Current ACcjnt 30109r22 Deposit Account @ 30109r22 Cash in hand 30109r22 Repts awartry bankir4J 6.461 30.822 25 30.807 20 34,833 37.308 l•$• Curr•nt Il•blllll•B UrKasW clwues Pety cash owed 10 34,823 37.308 The Trèasurer has 8 cg)sl&J list of the phy8uI assets of th8 ¢yganlsatNJn. Charity Law rerwlres the Tw8tee8 to prepBre IlnatKl•l s1atwt0 for••ch finan1 yeor clynpty vlth the regu18tb)n8 $01 tyJt in the Charit Acl 1993. Th• h8Vo to tsk¢ advantsge of thg wovi$ions Ihat aPY to small and have weFwed a R'pts 8rn1 Pat8 coUnt aThJ Statement ofAs5ets U8bVs. Approved by th¢ TTUStces on ar¥J slgnad on tholr behaw by Gerakj Balcikonls, Trnasurer Bevan. Cha 10
& Sl LardS Men¥ Shed Reg"u¥J chafityrwmiw 1175075 Hastings & St Leonards Men's Shod Notes to the accounts for tho year ended 30 September 2022 1 Rgceipts & payments accounts ReIpts and payments a(xx)unts arB statemènts that summarise the movement of G3sh into and of the charity during the finanual year. In Ihis contgxt'cash. includes cash equivalents, for 8xample. bank aCcftts cash can be readily lttrxlra to payfor d8bt as tw tcoTh due. 2 Prnmlses & stsff The Premises are rented frotn a Io(21 busine man. The organisab.on doesn't have any employees. 3 Trustees. reMrration During the accoLtnts"ng wi(xl the charrty PLErchase Trustee Ir¥Jemnity Insufanco. Tnjstees recetved exp. remuner1 or lnefits during thp Feriod. 4 Rolat¢d party transactlons Thefe were no rdatgy party trans8th.ons during thè WiCMI. 5 Pr•vious p•riod comparison The previous period's figures havè ten induded for comparison. 6 Glossary of tèmis Restrkcted lunds: These are fijnds given to the drity, subj8(* to Sp&fiC restrictions set by the dcOr, bLtt still within general otyects of the charity. Designated funds: These are funds. r>t subject lo any spectfic restridsons, but whh the chanty has deGided to set asKle for a $ifiC purpose. In this case. the purpose is to [vide fuThls to eventualty purchase the building from vknieh the charity OFwates. 11