
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 1.4.2024 Period start date   To    31.03.2025 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: The Grange Shed** 

## **Charity registration number: 11820007** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|Over the year we have expanded the<br>community works carried out including helping<br>the Morecambe Bay Partnership and the<br>Peninsula Environmental Action Team. We<br>have strengthened our working relationship with<br>Grange Repair Café and providing a walk-in<br>repair service mainly for elderly and disabled<br>members of our community.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

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



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

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



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|The Grange Shed|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|11820007|
|Charity’s principal address|Yewbarrow Studio<br>Back Yewbarrow Terrace,<br>Grange-Over-Sands,<br>Cumbria.<br>LA11 6ED|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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## **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** 

30 October 2025 



CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
The Grange Shed
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the p8riod
from
To
114r2024
3110312025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestrtct•d
fvnds
to the ne￿1
Restricled
fund5
Erbdowment
funds
Total funds
Last year
tothe nearo¥t£
to the n&ire5tÉ
totho n•aio$t£
A1 Receipts
Donaliolls
Meinber5 5ubscnpU
Interest
Grants
3,290
1.970
235
129D
1.970
235
3,723
1,799
37
10
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)
5.495
4659
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Sub total
5.495
S￿5
5.659
A3 Payménts
Premises Gosts
Insuran
lalerials
RÉfwhments
Admin
Sund
Tools
SubSCrir￿QnS
3.153
3.153
2,964
464
825
148
82
478
162
606
478
152
6D6
645
30
Sub total
5,188
5.188
S.1SB
A4 Asset and investment
purchases.
see table
Sub total
5.188
5.188
5,158
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between f￿ndS
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
307
307
501
11.983
11.983
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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funds
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funds
to nearest £
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Detalls
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B5 Liabilities
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behalf of all Ihe trustees
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Print Name
Date of
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