Wokingham Men’s Shed - Trustees Annual Report 2025
2025 has been another very positive year for the Wokingham Men’s Shed, as we managed to add a few more members to our group, and as usual help a few local charities as well as schools with some woodwork projects throughout the year.
We have had a little turnover in our membership this year, but an overall increase from 2024 Our current membership stands at around 45 members.
The Trustees of the Shed have remained stable, with a total of 5 Trustees, as has the number of available Duty Managers , which is 7. The Shed is still currently open 3 days per week, and we have no plans to open on other days unless and until we can encourage more Duty Managers.
Through this year again, we have only had 2 active officers of WMS, namely me as chairman, and Barry L. as treasurer. Despite some efforts to encourage other able members to consider stepping up to help we have so far been unsuccessful. The search and active encouragement to find additional and alternative officers will continue in earnest throughout the next 12 months.
The financial situation of the Shed continues to be stable, helped by the fact that the Shed continues to operate with low outgoings. We also continue to operate as simply and straightforwardly as possible, so as to minimize the workload on the trustees and DMs who together form the management team of the Shed.
We again had our summer picnic at the Shed, and had our Christmas lunch at a local golf club, which was very well attended and received. Both events were subsidised by the Shed in line with our duty to support our members.
On the project side, we’ve not had a great many requests, but did make a mud kitchen for one of the local schools, as well as 2 potting tables for a local charity. Quite a number of our Shed members focussed on making furniture or ornaments for themselves, and learning new techniques such as wood turning
For Shed operations we released an updated version of our Health & Safety manual, and one of our Shed members very kindly updated our website. We also installed small fire extinguishers in the Shed and conducted a fire evacuation drill.
It has been another year of good company and productive fun for our Shed, and we look forward to another positive year in 2026 for our Shedders and the greater Wokingham community
Ron Baillie Chairman – Wokingham Men’s Shed
Wokingham Mens Shed 2025 Full Calendar Year
| Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Membership Fees | £2,520 | |
| Donations to WMS | £2,864 | |
| Fundraising Events | £174 | |
| Christmas Lunch Contribution | £460 | |
| Reimbursement for Project Materials | £216 | |
| Investment Income | £93 | |
| £6,327 | ||
| Expenditure | ||
| UKMSA Membership | £30 | |
| Building Maintenance | £818 | |
| Event entry fee | £50 | |
| Social Event Expenses | £1,397 | |
| Insurance | £437 | |
| Tools and consumables | £2,628 | |
| Services - Website | £10 | |
| Project supplies | £303 | |
| £5,673 | ||
| Year Surplus / (Deficit) | £654 | |
| Closing Summary | ||
| open | close | |
| Bank Account | £9,914 | £10,465 |
| Petty Cash | £333 | £436 |
| £10,247 | £10,901 | |
| £654 |