Hastings & St Leonards Men's Shed
Registered charity number 1175075
Trustees. Annual Return & Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 September 2024
Page
Cont8nts:
TnJstè8s' annual réport
Independent Examinerfs report
Receipts & Payments account
Statement of Assets & Liabilities
Notes to the accounts
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Hastings &
St Leonards
Men's Shed

Hastin￿ & St Leonards Men's S
R•JM*wJ clty nLunber 1175075
Hastings & St Leonards Men's Shed
Trustoes. annual report
for tho y•ar ended 30 Soptembor 2024
Thè tnJsteès present their annual re￿rt and financial statements of the chajlty for the year 6nd&
30 September 2024 Th8 firtancial statements have been preparèd in accordance with the
8ecounting policies set out In note 1 to the accounts and comF4y ￿th Chaiitvs constitution.
the Charities Act 2011 and the Statements of R8￿rnMended Practice published In 2008.
Full name:
Hastings & St Leonards Men's Shad
Other n•me8 ty whlch th• chalry Is known Men's Shed
R•gl8tered chaftty number.
1175075
Charltabh •tructur•:
Prlnclp•l addr•ss:
Tru•t••¥:
Charilable Incorpot8t8 Organls8tM)n - Assouation Model
20 Manhattan Gardgns. Hastings. TN35 5DQ
Godfrey Bevan. Chair
Jgromè Wesley HI. Se•
Mag8 P8wson. Treasurer
Simon R8eves
Bank•rn.'
8arclaJs Bark*, Ha$tinos br8nth
Laura Dawson, èmpknyee of Ha$tings Volurtsry Actbn.
Jackson Hdl. Portland Place, Hastsrgs. TN34 1QN
Inde￿nd•n1 •xamlnor.
Gov•manco and manag•m•nt
The charity Is operatefy under tho rul8$ of Its consttbjtsn, adopted 12" Juty 2017 and regL8tered
%￿h the Chadty Commlssknn on 10° O¢tob8r 2017.
The Injslees of th¢ charity are appolnled usirwJ the guidelines laid do1￿ kn the conslilulh)n.
Trustees are appointed on a rotational 3 hear basis, and nOM￿l￿n$ are sought from the
memb8Trhlp.
Alm• and obl•ctlve8
To promote Soclal inclusion for the publ￿ bonefil by provenOng F￿le agad 18 or over. wthin the
b￿oUgh of Haslings and the surroundlng area, from becoming ￿1allY eX￿￿led, relievlng the
needs of those peO￿e are srrialty exduded and assisting them to inlegrale into souety
through Ihg provision of facilities in whth they mg81 to undertake creative. physKal or
recrsalional activltie8. ￿aM OT pass on skills aThJ ￿th￿dge, and Supr￿ ea¢h othw swaNy.

Has1￿￿5 & St L8Mard$ Men'5 Shed
Registwed chty r¥Jmber 1175075
Hastings & St Leonards Men's Shed
Trustses. annual report
for the year ended 30 September 2024 - cont'd
For the Purposes of this clause"Socialty eXd￿d￿. means tw excluded from Society, or parts of
Soclgty, as a result of ong or more of the folknwng factors" unemployment. fmanci31 hardship.. youth or
old age.. ill health{physical or mental); substsnce atNJse or dependency inc1￿lIng alcohol and dTUg5.'
discrimination on the grourKls of sex. race, disabilty, ethnic origin, religion. belief, creed, sexual
orientstion or gender re-assignment., poor educational or skilLs attainmen." relab"onship and famrfy
breakdown" pwr housing (that is housing that does not meet ba￿ habItsb￿ stsndards)" crime {either
as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into SOC￿ty1.
Publ1¢ ￿nefft statement
Hastings and St Le￿ardS Men's Shed follows Charity Commission Guidelines and mu51 report annually
to the Charity Commission lo affimi its Obl￿381￿ to functK)n for the PLtblic benefit. In planning activities.
the tnjstees were mindful of the Charity Commission's guidance on Kxjblic benefit.
Summa
of the Develo
me
Structure Activi
and Alms for the rlod
Hastings and St Leonards Men's Shed was set up in October 2016 by representatives of Ore Valley Big
Local which was administered by Orbit Housing Assotiation. now Hastlngs Voluntsry Artion. It Is
constituted as a Charity ICIOI and is run entirely by volunteers.
The Shed is aimed primarily at older men (thought there are also lady members). a group traditionally
under-represented in community and social activities. Loneliness. isolation and depression are high
risk fartors for thi5 group.
The health impact of loneliness has been documented by the Campaign to end Loneliness, whose
report in 2015 shows that lacking social connections 15 as damaging to our health as smoking 15
cigarettes a day. Social networks and friendships not only have an impact on reducing the risk of
mortality or developing certain diseases, but they also help individuals to recover when they do fall
ill. The report showed that..
17% of older people are in contart 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 and over Irve alone",
two fifths of all older people labout 3.9 million) say the television is their main company
63% of adults aged 52 or overwho have been wÈdowed, and 51% ofthe same group who are
separated or divorced report, feeling lonely sorne or all of the time,.
59% of adults aged over 52 who report poor health say they feel lonely some of the time or
often, compared to 21% who say they are in excellent health.
Hastings is one of the 10 most deprived areas in the country where ill-hearth and social isolation are
of great social concern.
Shed Structure and Actlvilies
The Shed is a 'Member' organisation managed currently by four volunteer Trustees, who
are elected by the Membership, with at least one experienced volunteer in attenance at
all times that the Shed is open. The Trustees are assisted by volunteer'helpers, from
amongst the Members who undertake specific tasks to facilitate the Shed's operation.

Hast￿￿ & St Lwrrdrdk MAn'É S
Reg¥tered charity numbtr 1175075
Hastlngs & St Leonards Men's Shed
Trustees. annual roport
for the year end￿ 30 S•ptember 2024 - confd
The Men's Shed aims to mitigate the problems of social isolatlon by providing workshops
and meeting spaces where Members can pursue craft and social activities withln the Shed
community whilst also serying the I¢Kal community. The Shed has fvlly equlped wood and
metal workshops.
Members ranee from the able-bodied to the vulnerable includin& for example. people
wlth Aut15m. and som Denentia sufferers who can attend with carers if necessary. All
levels of skill are represented with the Trustees and more skilled members helping to train
those less skilled members in the use of tools and mathinery in a friendly and co-operative
environment.
Members can pursue thelr own proletts but some also make goods or repalr donated
Bood5 and furniture, which are 501d to the local communlty at modest prlces. Thls Income
helps to defray the runnln8 rosts and also meet a local communlty need. A5 much use15
made as posslble of recycled and donated materials
The Shed 15 normally open for three and half days per week with at least one volunteer
Trustee in attendance at all times. There is a modest £5 lee to become a Member and a
charge of £2 per day attended.
Currently we rent premlses at 20 Manhattan Gardens next to Ofe Communlty Centre.
Thou8h old and in need of refvrblshment the buildin8 provides 8ood facilities. Mlnor
repalrs and improvements continue to be made wlth the asslstance of grants from Blg
Local and other bodies for which the Shed is most grateful. but much still needs to be
done.
The Charity ralses about half of its annual operatlng costs from its Independent Income
from membershlp fees and goods made and repaired for sale to the local tommunity wlth
the remainder comlng from grants. Rent tor the bullding comprises about half of the
operatlnB costs. The Charlty Is fundralsin8 Wtth the aim of purchasing a buildlng to reduce
Its operating costs to wlthin Its Independent income 50 that it can continue to provlde Its
servlces into the long term.
Communlty Support and Sodal Value
We believe our Shed adds social value to the community In a number of V￿¥s..
the Members themselves benefit from having a productive artivlty and enga8lng wlth
a community, thus reducing social isolatlon and depresslon and facilitating better
cognitive functloninB and improved mental wellbeln8. This in tum has an effert In feduclng
social care costs-
where they have them. members families andlor carers benefrt from the relief glven
by having a secure ènd caring environment where the members can spend tlme
productively:
the local community benefits from having a Iow-COSt source for craft Items and repairs.
We know we have an impact on thefamilies of ourmembers as well as our members
themselves.. Comments such as the Shed "provides a lifeline", "you've 8rven me my
husband bacv,. "my dad has got a purpose again", are not uncommon.

Hasbry5 & St L￿nardS Men's Shed
Reg5tered chanty r¥Jmber I17￿75
Hastings & St Leonards Men's Shed
Trustees. annual report
for the year ended 30 Septomber 2024 - conyd
Current Position and Progr￿$ thls Year
The Shed nearly had to close permanently durlng the Covid pandemic because it lost all of
its 'selfeamed' income. Fortunately it received a number of small grants which enabled it
to re-open after the pandemic though attendance was Inltially much reduced despite the
ncre35ed need as people were reluctant to mix again initially. The Shetl is now growing
strongly wlth Membership havin8 increased from around ISO last year to around 180 at
the present time.
The Shed Is slowly being re-equipped with the aid of grants from Big Local and donations.
This year much of the machlnery has been re-located. new tool racking installed to make
the maxlmum use of the existing space and external electricity and water connertions
installed. Member5 cleaned and repalnted the slde of the building and cleared overgrown
flower beds which were subsequently planted by Ore-in-Bloom. much Improving the
appearance of the Shed's public face adSacent to the Ore Community Centre. We are also
working closely with Ore-In- Bloom to fund-raise to clear the largest part of the currently
derelict Shed grounds wlth a vlew to creating an ac￿S1b1e Community Garden and add
gardening as an activity for Members and the public.
The bl8 task thls year has been to complete the clearin8 of the space occupied by a stage
from the prevlous use of the building a5 a theatre, in order to provlde more worklng spacè
neetled for the expanding membership. External storage has been bullt. Stored materi315
moved from inside the building to the new storage and the space is currently being
repainted and re-wired to Increase the usable space in the main workshop by around one
thlrd to atcommodate more machines and benches. We are grateful to Blg Local for a
grant to meet a large part of the extemaS costs of thls work.
A new IT system and web-slte has been developed by a Member enablln8 the Shed both
to operate and communicate with the public more efficiently and effectivelv.
We were fortunate to have been awarded a grant of £8.c#xI by the Sussex Foundètion
which met around 50% of the operating costs for this year enabling the Shed to remaln
open.
We have enjoyed very 5UPPOrtive visits by our local MP. the Lord Lieutenant, and the High
Sherriff of East Sussex this year and hope to use the higher profile gained by these vlslts In
furthering the development of the Shed and in fund raising.
We are exploring the possibilitles of collaboratin8 With local refugee or8anisatlons to
Identify whether there Is a helpful role that the Shed could fulfil in welcoming new
members ofthe community.
The cruclal Issue for the Shed'5 development remalns findlng a bullding at considerab
less cost so that the Shed can become financially secure for the longer tern).
Unfortunately, we were not awarded a grant by the National Lottery Funt1 towards the
cost of purchasing the building that we currently rent after two years negotiation, so we
are having to start fund-raising again with the aim of purthasing the building or finding an
alternative next vear.

Hasts.rrt￿ & St Lgjnards men￿ Shed
R￿￿t￿ed charity numL*r 1175075
Hastings & St Leonards Men's Shed
Trustees. annual report
for the year ended 30 September 2024 - convd
Future developrnents
The Shed's main aims for the next year or two are..
to contSnue to meet the expanding demand for its services,.
to secure its financial future by purchasing a bLEilding or finding altematrve
accommodation at lower c05t:
to complete the expansion of the building's working space to meeting the increasing
demand,.
to develop part of the grounds as an accesslble community garden:
to increase the range of activities of the Shed to engage with other interests of those
in need. SLtch as gardening or facilr(ating access by those seeking asylum.

Ha5tiThJs & St L￿nthS ￿￿.$ ShÈd
Regk4tered cfrwty Njmbw 117S075
Hastlngs & St Leonards Men's Shed
Trustees. annual report
for tho yoar ondad 30 Septombor 2024 - convd
Financial review
Hastings & Sl Leonards Men's Shed is furmjed by membership fe83. sales small 9r8nts. In the
period under 8xaminatb)n the organisat￿n recwved £19.602 (2023: £12.8671 in income with
expenditure of £16.93712023'. £14.253) giviThJ the group a Surplus of £2.66512023.' 3 defKit of £1,388)
for the period. Funds browhl forward were £35.922 {2023.. £37,308) givirvJ a total reserve fund of
£38,58712023: £35,922).
Th• charlty'l pollcy on rH•rv••
Tho charity has no 5P8crfic policy vith regard to thg ￿Ve1 of resarves bul aims to build a fund to
c(￿tribute towards purchase of a building rf possiblo. Th8 charity currenily holds £25.000 in a
do$lgnalèd fund ￿lch is solety for the purpo$o to purthase and refurbish a building for thg charity.
Accountlng and r•portlng reponslbllltles
The Trus188s are rosponsible for preparing the Trustees. annual and the finandal statements In
8ccordance with applicabb law and United KI￿d0￿ Accounting Slandard8 {UK generalty accpatod
accounting pr8cli¢sl-
The law 8pplicable lo charities in England and Wales requir95 tru8tae8 lo prepare flnandal statements
for each finandal year vthlch give a true and fair vlew of the state of affairs of the chartty and of the
incoming resources and application of resources or the chanty for that period. In preparing thase
flnanclal slalemenls. the tTUSteè are requlred to:
select suttable 8¢countsng polldes 8nd app￿ them consist9ntl￿,
observe the meth(*Js arKI prindples In the Charlties SORP,.
make judgements and estim•tss that are reasonable and prudenL
stsle whether appllcable accounttng stsndards have been followed. 5ubjoct to any materlal
departures disclosed and explained in the financi81 sl8tements'.
propare Ihg ffinanckql 8tatements on a golng CJ)ncem basis un18SS it is inappropriate to
pr•8ume that thg charity will conunue In oporotion.
The tru¥t888 are T•gkW9iNe f￿ ke¥rrfJ Frnpw8crwntyVJ di8c4w rogsonth 818ny time th
the Ch￿ •nutrknth#i ￿f￿￿818￿t￿￿ts ccfflply Gh8rltt88 Act 2011. the Ch8rtty
IAcc4)unts and rwtsi RegulthTr ar￿ Ihfy ofthe go¥emlTrJ ￿￿rneD1. T￿ we al80 resp)￿1b￿ ler
safeguardinq Bs¥ets of th¥ Chanty e￿a hunce for stsp& prB¥entk)n of fr8ud 8nd other Irr8gularlti08.
Slgned on behalf of the charttys trustees:
Slgned
Godfrey Bevan. Chair
Date 2>
SwJned
Jerome We
Date 13110
ill. Secrela

Indop•ndent Examlnorfs Rèport to tho Commltte• of Hastlngs & St L•onards Men's Shed
I report on the accounts of Hastings & St L8onar(Is Men's Shed
for the Iw*lve month period ended 30 Soplember 2024 whith are sal out on pages 2-11.
Respgctlve rwsponslbllltles of commltt•e & axamlnor
The chariws tru$tee8 are reSP￿s1b1e for th8 weparaiK)n of th8 ￿)unts. The tharitys trustees
consider that an 8udtt is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities A¢t 2011 (the
Charfties Act). and that an irKl&pendenl eXaMina￿On needed.
It is my fesponsibilty.
10 gxamlne the accourrts urthr section 145 of thg charit￿ Act
to follow the proeedures laKI down in the Go￿ra1 DIrect￿nS giv6n by the Chadty
Commi881on (under 8e¢tion 1451511bl of Its Cha￿tieS Act). and
to slate whgther pa￿cular matters have come lo my att8ntk)n
B••l• of Indepond•nt oxamlnetr8 report
My 8xamlnallon wa8 fAqrfed out In accordanca V•lth the Gen•ral Dirgctions giv8n by thg Charity
Commlsslon. An exarninat￿n includes a reviaw of th6 accounting r8cord6 kept by the charlty aThl
comparison of the supporting dC￿men￿tion prosented wlh thosè records. It also includ&s
considerallon of 8ny unusual items or dlsck)sures in the alxounts, arnl seeking explanations from the
trust80$ con¢eming any such matters. The prrxedures undertaken do Th)t provide all the ovidence that
would be required in an al￿lL and consequenty no oplnion 18 gNen 88 to whether the accoun18 pro8eril
rue and fair view the rewt is Itmitsd to those rnatte￿ Set out in th9 Stalament bgk)w.
Indop•nd•nt •xamlnV• *tal•m
In connectlon wlh my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
11 whlch glves me reasonablg cause lo belleve that in any materfal respect the requirements:
to keep accounting record$ in aecordance s8ction130 of the Charities Act
to preparo accounts vknich a¢cord with the acf))untlng reo)rds and to compty wlth thè
accounting requiTrments of Ihe
have not been mel; or
2) lo which, In my opinkon, atteniw sh(yJkJ be drawn in ordor to enable a prcyer u[￿rstandIng of
the accounts to be reached.
Dawson
Finance Manager
Haslings Voluntsry Act
Jackson Hall. Pordarnl Ptace, Hasllng5, TN34 1QN
Dated..

& Sl L￿nardS ￿,8 Sh8d
charity numb¥ 117W75
Hastings & St Leonards Men's Shed
Receipts & Payments accounts
for the period
1 Octobor 2023
30 September 2024
PrevI￿S Year
CurT•rtYe•r
Unr8StrhX*J
Totsl fund8
R¢¢el
Members subs
Sales
Grants and donations
Bank intere51
Sundry income
2,976
4,170
4,983
203
534
12.867
3.780
4,701
10,459
459
204
19,602
3,780.00
4.701.02
10,458.82
458.64
203.73
19,602.21
Pa
mènts
Consurnablas
Equipment
Refreshments and deaning
Travel exps
Prfnling, p08tao8 & stalonary
In8uranee
Web9118 & IT cogts
Independent E¥ominatK)n
1,183
1,169
306
117
57
169
48
60
2,157
8,100
887
14.253
1.007
2,803
440
10
1,007.30
2,803.25
440.37
10.00
11.03
234.41
1,068.29
60.00
1,542.99
8,400.00
1.359.64
16.937.28
234
1.068
60
1.543
8.400
1,360
16.937
Rènt
Sundry payments
11,3861
Nel surplu8
Tronsfers
2,665
2,664.93
37.308
Openlng balances at
1110123
35,921.61
35,922
Fund balances cll at
3019124
38 S86.54

Hasts"NJs & St LwJrArtls Men's Stsd
Registered ¢harily nurnkr 1175075
Statement of Assets & Llabilities
asat
30 September 2024
2023
21124
Cash assots
Current Account @ 30109124
Deposit Account
30109124
Cash in hand
30109124
Rec*ipts awaibng banking
4.895
31.025
7.018.22
31,483.89
84.43
35,922
38,586.54
ss Currnnt liabilltles
Unca5hed cheques
Petty cash owed
35.922
38,586.54
The Treasurer has a c￿ed list of the physical assets of the c*ganisatrJn.
Charity Law requires the Twstees to p￿pare finanoal stat8ments tr each firJanu81 yearwhich comply
wilh the regulations sèt wt in the Charibes Act 1993. The tNStess have eleeted to take a¢fvantsg• of th8
provisions that app4y to small d)arities arKI have prepared a R￿ipts pay1r￿nts acTr)unt and
state[￿nt ofAssets and ￿abIlitIeS.
Approved by the Trustees on I
and shJned on their behalf by
s Pavr3on. Treasurer
Godfrey Bevan. Chair
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HasbtYJs & St L￿nardS Mèn's Shed
Reg$1￿ tharity ruJmb9r 117S)75
Hastings & St Leonards Men's Shed
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 30 Sopt•mber 2024
1 Rocalpts & paym•nt# •¢￿U￿￿
Receipts and payments accosjnts are statements thal summadse th8 movement of
cash into and out of the charity during the finanry81 year. In Ihls conlext'rAsh'
indudes cash equNalents, for example. bank ￿￿Unts where c88h &qn be readily
w￿hdra￿ to pay for debt as they b8￿me due.
2 Preml8•8 & Staff
The premises are rented from 8 Ioc81 bus1r￿S man.
The organisation doesn't have ary 6mployees.
3 Trust••#' r•mun•ratlon
During the accounting perbd the thaTIty dldnl purchase Trustee Indemnlty Insurance.
Tru$ts8s recelved no exp8nses. rgmunerauon or beneffts durlng the pfjrico.
4 R•lat•d party tranMctlon$
There w•r• no rolated party tran8actlon¥ durfng tha wiod.
5 Pr•vlous p•rlod comparl•on
The prewou$ padod's fvJur8s have been Inelthled ftjr comp8rlson.
6 GIoi8ary ot tsrm8
RgstrSctod funds: These are fvnds gNen to the charity, subject to specfflc
restrith'on8 set by tho donor, but still within the gengral objects of the charlty.
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