## **Alresford Men’s Shed Trustee’s Report 2024** 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, Bennett House, The Dean, ALRESFORD, Hampshire. SO24 9BH. 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 2024. ## T **rustees:** 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)**_ **.”** _**“The over-arching objective of AMS is to prevent people being ‘socially excluded’ which means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of unemployment, financial hardship, youth or old age, and ill health (physical or mental)**_ **.”** Page **1** of **4** ## TRUSTEE’S REPORT 2024 ## **Activities & Achievements of 2024.** - The number of Members on 31[st] December 2024 was 27. - 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. - A number of excellent commissions were completed this year including 4 rafts for Hants Wildlife Trust, two Street Libraries for Four Marks & Valdean Residents, an impressive array of Chemistry training Molecules for Peter Symonds College For National Trust Winchester Mill, Audio visual wildlife display cabinet and Bat Buzzer Games for National Trust, and Hants Bat Trust, and one our stock of games. Plus of course Church signs and notice boards for which the shed is famous. - Backed by the Alresford Pigs Association – the Shed continued to provide the Mobility Aids Hub for Alresford District with more than 200 transactions dispensing the mobility aids as well as many repairs Mobility Scooters and other aids. - The disappointment of not being able to agree a Lease with the Scouts to build sheds off Bridge Road was countered by the generous offer of Warwick Developments to allow us to move into Bennett House and the Old Forge on a six-month contract. - This led to the opening of negotiations with NATC for a lease of some land to build sheds at Arlebury Park. Which didn’t get off to a promising start, and promised a long period of negotiation. - **Attendance figures** have increased 8% since last year continuing the upward trend with over 1961 person/sessions attended as opposed to 1819 sessions last year. - In 2024 attendance was on average of about 40 person/sessions a week, with an average of ten people in on Mondays, 8 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 6 to 7 per session on Wednesdays & Fridays. Page **2** of **4** - The attendees league table hasn’t changed at the top with Bob Dear at 221 sessions widening the gap with Bill Bailey at 205 sessions 16 sessions behind him – Bill’s obviously having too many Scandinavian holidays. - **Jobs** - 2024 was an extremely productive year in the shed with 340 jobs completed, that’s 27% more than the 268 jobs in 2023. - There was nearly an equal split between Wood jobs and Electrical, (Electrical 98 Woodworking 96) 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 purely painting jobs. The Shed also carried out 42 mechanical jobs and more than 20 restoration and metalwork jobs. **Congratulations and thank you** for your hard work and ingenuity, which has resulted in a multitude of things being re-used or recycled rather than going to landfill, plus a great deal of carbon not going into the atmosphere through things being re-used. - The Remembrance Day extra floodlighting of the Soldier Silhouettes and erecting the Poppy Streams on St John’s Church continued and as always was very well received in the town by visitors and locals. It is evident that these activities reflect our commitment to our charity objectives with respect to pursuing worthwhile activities both for the enjoyment and wellbeing of the members, and for the benefit of the community. Page **3** of **4** ## **Objectives for the forthcoming year.** Get the Sheds built and fitted out by end March. Help the Pigs get some storage somewhere on Arlebury Park, what we can provide is grossly inadequate. Expand the membership of the Shed, and open more hours if that is successful. ## **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
21/10/2025
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## **Post year end events.** The Trustees have agreed to designate a Sinking Fund for the decommissioning of Shed Premises at ARC. For the amount of £2500 in 2025 incrementing at £500pa up to a maximum of £5000. Page **4** of **4** (HARITY (OMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Alresford Men's Shed 1176243 Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a For the period from 0110112024 3111212024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment nds Totsl funds Last year to the neare8t£ tr) th• n8aTe8t£ tothe neareBt£ to th• n•amt£ to tho n8are8t£ A1 Roceipts Subscriptitins & memberdonations Extemal D¢nab"ons Grants Events Other 1.534 8,966 1.000 139 285 1.534 8,966 2.000 139 368 1,959 6.560 8,750 1.049 46 83 ross income AR) 11.924 1.083 13,007 18.364 A2 Asset and investment sales, {3ee tablo). Sub total 11.924 13.007 18,364 A3Pa monts Building Maintenance & OveFheads Project maleriaL% Events Tools & 8quipment purchase Tools & equipment maintènance New Bu1￿1n9 costs 3,325 2.366 14 3,32S 2,366 14 2.293 97 2,902 1,090 1293 47 200 97 Sub total 5.802 2.293 8.095 4.239 A4 A8set and investment purchases, (sg9 table Sub total 5.802 2.293 8,095 4,239 Net ofrecwpts/(paymentsJ A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 6,122 1,240 4.912 14.125 26,607 32,729 8.422 7.212 3S.029 39.941 20.904 35,029 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted fund8 to n•arest£ Categories Restricted funds to nea￿$t£ Endowmont funds to nearest£ Details B1 Cash funds Cash 12 Lws Current Lloyds BB Instsnt Access A¢count Total cash funds 4,514 28,203 32,729 7,212 7.212 acttyJntlsl} Unrestricted fund$ to n¢arnst £ Restricted funds to near•st£ Endowmenl funds to nearest£ Details DetaTIs Fund to whi¢h awt ￿10￿ C•*t loplionall Currentvalu• onal B3 Investment assets Fund to which assgt belon Building Fund Tool$ Fund Details Lloyd5 BB InstsntAc¢e5s Accour*t Lloyds BB Instsntkc85s Account Cost loptionall Curront value tional 5,626 1.586 B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use Fund to Twhich Ilabil Amtsunt due onal Details When dye nal B5 Liabilities Signed by one or tsvo trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name Date of roval l.J TLfrf 10