## **Alresford Men’s Shed Trustee’s Report 2021** Alresford Men’s Shed is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), Registered Charity No 1176243. Principal Address: 4 Langtons Court, ALRESFORD, Hampshire. SO24 9UE. Premises address: Alresford Men’s Shed, Unit One, The Dean, ALRESFORD, Hampshire. SO24 9BQ. Email: alresfordmensshed@gmail.com Website: www.alresfordmensshed.wordpress.com The Trustees of the Alresford Men’s shed present their Annual Report and accounts for the year ending 31[st] December 2021 ## **Trustees:** Brian Durham (Chair) Ralph Pointer (Secretary) Jim Scott Peter Tudor **Other Officers:** Mike Hampton (Treasurer) Alresford Men’s Shed is governed by the Constitution dated 7[th] November 2017 and Trustees are elected by the members of Alresford Men’s Shed in accordance with the constitution. ## **Objectives of the Charity:** “ _To promote the social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people (particularly but not exclusively men aged 18 or over), within Alresford and surrounding area, from being 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 jointly or individually to undertake creative, physical or recreational activities, learn and pass on skills and knowledge and support each other socially._ _For the purposes of this clause ‘socially excluded’ means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one or more of the following factors: unemployment, financial hardship, youth or old age, and ill health (physical or mental)_ .” The Trustees believe that they have complied with the objectives of the charity as stated and are very much aware of ensuring that the wider community benefit from the Shed’s activities and not solely the personal benefit that the shed members enjoy. ## **Activities & Achievements** - The number of members on the 31[st] December was 24. - At the end of December 2021 the total value of cash and bank deposits was £15,646. - The Covid lock-down resulted in the shed being closed until the last week in March leaving only 36 fully working weeks in 2021, but after the first quarter’s shutdown most members drifted back and activity recovered to pre-covid levels by the year end. Two members didn’t come back and two trustees stood down at the AGM, one of whom left the shed. - Covid disruption of attendance resulted in a total of 900 member visits over the 36 weeks (discounting Lockdown & Xmas) and 115 Workshop Jobs being carried out. Two thirds of the jobs were repairs, the remainder Commissions, Internal Shed work, and Personal Projects. - Donations for jobs completed totalled £3,828. - The Alresford Pigs Association donated GBP500 to the Shed to cover overheads during Covid Lockdown when little in the way of donations was being received. - The biggest project of the year was the rebuild of Cricket Scoreboard for the Tichborne Park Cricket Club. - A very well received Water Wall was designed & Built for the Cheriton Playgroup - A well appreciated renovation of a 1905 Rocking Horse. - Build and Refurbishing of several Church & Parish Notice Boards. - Ran Children’s games at The Alresford Pigs Association Duck Race raised £195 for Shed Funds. - Built two support nets for Rivers of Poppies for the Remembrance Day Display on St John’s Church. - Repaired the vandalised Children’s Play Boat at Arlebury Park play area. - Financially assisted by the Alresford Pigs Association continued as the Mobility Aids Hub for Alresford District with over 100 transactions and a large number of Mobility Scooters refurbished or repaired. - From November the shed opening times were changed from selected am & pm sessions to just morning sessions each weekday. This appears to have been a success evidenced by a 29% increase in attendances per week and the change has been well received by the public. - Regarding the demolition of the current building. The owners of the 3 Buildings have signed an option agreement with a developer to enable them to apply for planning for the site. They plan to hold a public consultation before applying for planning so more information should be available after that. Once planning is consented it will trigger a six month notice period. If all goes to schedule then the earliest the building would need to be vacated would be the end of 2022/early 2023, however similar plans come to nothing in the past. These activities reflect our commitment to our objectives with respect to pursuing worthwhile activities both for the enjoyment and wellbeing of the members and for the benefit of the community. ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Brian Durham
Position Chair
Date
27/04/2022
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