# DUNSTABLE MEN IN SHEDS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1178575
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 31, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1178575


## Contact

- **Address:** Dunstable Men in Sheds, Meadway Allotments, Meadway, DUNSTABLE, Bedfordshire
- **Postcode:** LU6 3JU
- **Phone:** 07972 299630
- **Email:** dunstablemeninsheds@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.dunstablemeninsheds.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE AIMS (‘THE OBJECTS’) OF DUNSTABLE MEN IN SHEDS ARE:TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OLDER MEN), WITHIN DUNSTABLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, FROM BECOMING 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 TO UNDERTAKE, JOINTLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, CREATIVE, PHYSICAL OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, LEARN OR PASS ON SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER SOCIALLY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; BEREAVEMENT OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL).

**Activities:** Dunstable Men in Sheds is a member of the UK Men's Sheds Association.  The Men's Shed movement provides  a community based atmosphere for men over 50 to engage in hobbies, community projects and general socialising.  The Shed has workspace fitted with machine tools, etc, which are available for all to use. www.dunstablemeninsheds.org.uk will tell you more!




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Central Bedfordshire
- Luton



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £7312 | £6206 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £5854 | £20071 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £11068 | £4094 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £14551 | £3487 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £4448 | £3153 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Anthony Ernest Knock** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 25, 2025
- Andrew Mark Bolton — appointed Sept. 25, 2025
- BERNHARD BATCHELOR — appointed May 2, 2018
- GLYNN ARNOLD ELLIS — appointed May 2, 2018
- Kayson John Gurney Councillor — appointed Dec. 13, 2021
- Peter David Farrow — appointed March 22, 2024
- Thomas Richard Waddington — appointed Sept. 25, 2025