## **Alresford Men’s Shed Trustee’s Report 2023** 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.org.uk The Trustees of the Alresford Men’s shed present their Annual Report and accounts for the year ending 31[st] December 2023. ## **Trustees:** Brian Durham (Chair) Vacant (Secretary) Jim Scott Peter Tudor Keith Brickwood Mark Webb **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)_ .” Page **1** of **4** ## TRUSTEE’S REPORT 2023 ## **Activities & Achievements of 2023.** - The number of Members on 31[st] December 2023 was 30. - The work of the Shed as a Repair Shop for Alresford and a surrounding district from Four Marks to Winchester, continued to build during the year. - Backed by the Alresford Pigs Association – the Shed continued to provide the Mobility Aids Hub for Alresford District with around 200 transactions resulting in the repair of many Mobility Scooters and other aids. - Attendance figures have increased significantly since last year continuing the upward trend with over 1900 person/sessions worked as opposed to 1550 sessions last year. Attendance was on average of about 40 person/sessions a week, with an average of nine people in on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays; and six per session on Wednesdays & Fridays. - 2023 was a very productive year in the shed with 268 jobs being completed. There was nearly an equal split between Wood jobs and Electrical, (wood 95 electrical 91) although the accuracy of these figures is sometimes thrown by having more than one job on each job-sheet. This is especially true of painting jobs, where in many cases the jobs are designated wood working after which it is often painted or stained/treated. There were 27 jobs that were designated painting purely painting jobs. You also carried out 42 mechanical jobs and there were 17 clocks fixed, although some of them were 2 to a job-sheet. Well done everyone that is an awful lot of things that are being re-used rather than going to land-fill, and a great deal of carbon not in the atmosphere. Page **2** of **4** - In March we opened the doors of Unit 2 to the public for a sale of the goods which the public kindly donated to the Shed. - It was a great success with more than 50 people attending raising well over a thousand pounds. - In July we were very fortunate when Chrissi Travell offered to market articles that had been donated by the public for the Shed to Sell-on. She turned out to be brilliant at this raising £1065, by selling across 18 Facebook selling sites in the Alresford area. - A large number of donated tools which were surplus to our requirements and couldn’t sell, were disposed of by Jim Duggan to 3[rd] World countries via the Tools with a Mission Charity. - Green Leaf put on an Eco Fair in the John Pearson Hall in November which was well attended and facilitated a large amount of networking. Jim’s Butler’s tray sold before the opening and two orders were taken. I’m sure that we could have sold a dozen if we had them on display. - For Remembrance Day we added floodlighting and Soldier Silhouettes to the Poppy Streams which we erect annually on St John’s Church. These additions were very well received by the public. It is evident that 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. ## **Objectives for the forthcoming year.** AMS was anticipating a six months’ notice to leave the current premises during during 2023 but that didn’t happen. Alternative accommodation for the Men’s Shed has been arranged and planning permission has been obtained for the construction of 4 buildings with access to utilities. A lease for the plot commensurate with the requirements required for a National Lottery Grant is in negotiation. Page **3** of **4** ## **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
10/10/2024
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Page **4** of **4** (HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND AND WAIES Alresford Men's Shed 1176243 Recei tsand 0110112023 ments accounts CC16a For the perl¢xl To 3111212023 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds tothe n•ar•8t£ Restricted Endowment funds funds to tho near•rt£ to th• n•arnst£ Totsl funds Last year to the n8aro8t£ to the nearest £ A1 Recel ts Subscriptions & memt*r donations External Donatio￿5 Grants 1.ssg 1.959 6.560 8.750 1.049 46 1,301 7,598 6.250 1.049 Events 74 Other 13 total( ross income or AR) 15A61 2.913 18.364 8.973 A2 Asset and Invostrnent sales, Isoe table). Sub total 15,451 2.913 18,364 8.973 A3Pa ments Building Maintenance & Overhead5 Project material$ Events 1902 2.902 1,090 Tools 8 equiprnenl purchase Tools & equipmenl maintenan New Bu1￿Ing costs 47 47 129 200 243 Sub total 192 47 4,239 3,715 A4 Asset and investment PU￿haSe8, Iseo lable) Sub total zzzz 4.192 47 4.239 3.715 Net of receipts/(paymentsJ A5 Transfern betwgen funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 11,259 2,866 14,125 S,258 15,348 26.607 S,556 8,422 20,904 35,029 15,648 20.904 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted Restricted Categories Detsl funds funds Endowment funds to noarest £ to neareBt£ to noarest £ B1 Cash funds Cash Lloyds Current Account Lws BB Instantpuess kcount Total cash funds 187 4795 21,624 26,607 8.422 Jntlsll Unrestricted funds Restrictod funds to nearest£ Endowment fund8 to nearost £ Detslls to noar•st£ B2 Othèr monetary assets Fund b) which amet belon Detalls Cost loptionall Currgnt valu• onal B3 Invèstrnent assets Fund to which as8èt b¢lon Jihjing Fund Tith Furnj Dgtsils LWS BB Instant kn Account Lbyds BB InstantAcc85s A£cwnt Current v•lu• tlonal 5.565 2.857 Cost lopth)no11 B4 Assets retaIn￿ for the charity's own use Fund to which liabll rnlat Amount due Detalls Whon due onal B5 Liabllities Sigfted by one or hyo trustees on behaw of all the trustees Signabjre Print Name Date of roval . J. IJUEFFAM