2024-04-01-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1.4.2023 Period start date To 31.03.2024 Period end date

Charity name: The Grange Shed

Charity registration number: 11820007

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To promote social inclusion for the public benefit of men locally; preventing them from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	The provision of premises in which men can meet and jointly or individually undertake and share creative, physical, social and recreational activities of their choice. This can include the provision of facilities for hobbies, recreation or other leisure time occupations including practical interests, skills sharing, the learning of new skills and helping the local community with specific projects and providing assistance to the disabled and elderly.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees have considered and had regard to Charity Commission Guidance particularly on public benefit.

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers

Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Over the year we have expanded the community works carried out including helping Grange Primary School, Grange Methodist Church, St Pauls’ CofE Church and St Charles RC Church and the Royal British Legion remembrance memorial. We have strengthened our working relationship with Grange Repair Café and providing a walk-in repair service mainly for elderly and disabled members of our community.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The financial position is currently healthy and we are well supported with donations from the community.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Specified reserves are not held we maintain a reasonable balance on our bank account.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	N/A
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Specified reserves are not held we maintain a reasonable balance on our bank account.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust Deed
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Trust
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	No changes have been needed but any authorisation is via membership selection

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	The Grange Shed
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	11820007
Charity’s principal address	Yewbarrow Studio Back Yewbarrow Terrace, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria. LA11 6ED

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Stephen Jolly	Treasurer
	Brian McCann	Secretary
	Peter Endsor
	Glyn Jones

Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved	Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved	Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name	N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
	N/A

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity

Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Michael Halsall Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 7 Jan 2025

CHARtTY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND Af4D WALE5 The Grnrrf￿ Shed Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a Forthe period To 1.42023 31.3.2024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestdcted Restricted Endowment fun(Is funds •1￿￿2•re51 £ tthenewe5t£ >the rthirn£ toth•ny•rute ￿th￿n￿r¢StE Total funds Last year A1 Recei n3 IA26 1LX7 37 37 ARJ set an SM59 A3Pa Piemtses costs InSU￿te 2,647 EOJ 476 212 82S 14• 825 Relreshtnents fflin Sundry 27 176 E￿ntir￿orne Sub totsl 5.158 5.150 4,171 A4 Asset and InvesknÈnt Sub total &158 &151 4,171 Net of rn¢¢lpW(paymrfsJ A5 TAnsfor5 betw￿8￿ fund5 A6 Cash funds last year end Cash fvnds this year end 501 501 11A82 11. 11 11.983 CCXX R1 xcTrJnts ISS) 05n112025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period UnTe5trict8d t)ds Restricted fLtnds Endowment funds to Marnste Detsi 81 Cash lunds Totsl cash fvnd5 Unrestricted Re5trÈct•d Endument fut)ts funds funds ne4r•st£ trngarest£ F4Jnd ttswh￿h CUThentva￿ Deta￿lS Fundto1bl￿ll Details 84 As8ets retslned forthe Details 85 Liabilities zaga Date of tehawof dlthEtru51Ees Jre Prinl Na CCXX R2 80)Jmts ISS) 05ffjt12025