## **Caerau Men’s Shed** 

## **Annual Report to Charity Commission of Wales** 

**2021/2022 Charity Name: Caerau Men’s Shed Charity Registration No: 1182410    Date registered  12.03.2019 Address: Headquarters –  Dyffryn Chapel (Vestry) Bedw Street, Caerau, Maesteg CF34 0TF Registration address:(Treasurer) 25 Bedw Street, Caerau, Maesteg CF34 0TF Workshop address: Bangor Terrace, Nantyffyllon, Maesteg CF34 0TU Trustees: Christopher Davies   Member and Chair Phillip John Member and Secretary Brian Jones Member and Treasurer Alun Stockley Member Thomas Beedle Member Andrew John Member Thomas Jenkins Member Structure:** 

**Caerau Men’s Shed is basically run by the membership who at their weekly meeting are all in the position to discuss, engage, create, debate, accept or reject proposals.** 

**The trustees have a role to maintain the correct and appropriate delivery in conjunction with its membership.** 

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**The trustees engage in an open manner to the which allows in context the inclusion of recruitment of new trustees, if and when required at which** 

**sometimes maybe on a temporary basis until the Annual General Meeting, where they are cordially invited to become trustees by election of the membership.** 

**Objective of our organisation - To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people (particularly but not exclusively older men), within Caerau 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).** 

**Activity - We provide a weekly gathering with a hot meal, sometimes have speakers on topics of local interest (eg. Community Furniture Aid Reg No. 1163913, Demetia Group supporters, Dogs Trust,etc) Members take part in a wide range of activities which currently include  photography, woodwork, computer skills, DIY skills, gardening (we have links with Caerau Community Growers (unregistered charity), board games, exchange visits with other Men's Sheds, trips (eg. Brecon Museum), writing and poetry. Once a month we have a members consultation meeting where all are invited to feedback on the activities and generate ideas for future activities. We provide social and emotional support to members who would otherwise be isolated and lonely. We advertise in the local GP surgery and the GP has referred several of our members to join the charity to counter depression and loneliness. We arrange and participate in team competitions with other Men's Sheds (eg. walking football, indoor curling). We collect members savings for the local Credit Union who attend weekly to collect them for their individual accounts. Speakers have included the local wellbeing nurse, prostate cancer advice worker and a speaker on care packages for hospital leavers.** 

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**Progression since inception as a CIO - Back when Caerau Men’s Shed was introduced into the community there was a membership of just 7 men who then formed a group with its own constitution, and then went about engaging in the pursuit of recruiting new member – over 5 years have past and that membership as grown to over 40+** 

**The group have excelled in a variety of ways with the members working together on projects such as its very own Christmas Calendar – very successful, the development of an art/drama group – success with this being born out at the visit and production at the WG Senedd – really impressed all in attendance.** 

**The success of the calendar as help to engage in the Shed’s biggest challenge yet by working with the community to create and develop a Men’s Shed Workshop – where in December of last year children were invited to Caerau Men’s Shed Santa’s Grotto – made by the members – extremely successful venture** 

**The membership at its weekly meetings at Dyffryn Chapel vestry work with the trustees to maintain progress and we look forward in earnest to the future years of Caerau Men’s Shed** 

**Accounts of Caerau Men’s Shed – the relevant accounts of the** 

**organisation were sent into the Charity Commission in January of this year, and we have attached a copy to this report.** 

**Conclusion - As the elected representative of Caerau Men’s Shed that was mandated to write this report, I do hope that you find this acceptable and once again apologise for the delay** 

## Phil John 

**Phillip N John – Secretary Caerau Men’s Shed** 

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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustèe81
member8 of
Caerau Men's Shed
On accounts for the year
ended
3181 January 2021
Charlty no
Ilf any)
1182410
Set out on page•
1to2
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ('the Trust.) for the year ended 3110112021
Rosponslbllltle8 and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are r8spon8ible for the preparatlon
ba818 of report of the account¥ in accordan¢e vAth the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ('the Act.).
I report Sn respect of my examlnation of the Tru8t'8 accounts carried out
under sedion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carylng out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Dire¢tion8 given by the Charity Commi88ion
under section 145(5}(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I conflrn that no mat•rlal matter8 hav•
come to my attentlon (other than that dlsclosed below ') In connectlon wlth
the examination which give8 me cauia to beliave that In, any materlal
respect..
accountlng record8 were not kept In accordance wlth section 130 of
the Act or
the accounti do not accord wlth tho accountlng record8
Independent
examlnerf8 Statement
I have no concerns and hav• com• acro88 no othar matt•r8 In connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn In order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
' Ple8se delete the wonls in the brackets irthey do not apply.
8lgn•d:
Dat•:
1710112022
Name:
Daniel Perrin
Rolevant prof••$lonal
quallflcatlon(sl or l￿dY
(If any):
Association of Chartered CertIf￿d Accountants {FCCA)
Addrn88:
9 Stanley Place
Cadoxton
Neath SAI0 8BE
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete rf the examiner need6 to highlight matters of COn￿M (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity arxounts: directions and guidance for
examiners).
Glvo here brfef detalls of
any item¥ that the
examiner wishes to
dis¢lo$•.
None
IER
October 2018

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
11W10
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17101r2
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17m1r2022

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustèe81
member8 of
Caerau Men's Shed
On accounts for the year
ended
3181 January 2021
Charlty no
Ilf any)
1182410
Set out on page•
1to2
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ('the Trust.) for the year ended 3110112021
Rosponslbllltle8 and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are r8spon8ible for the preparatlon
ba818 of report of the account¥ in accordan¢e vAth the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ('the Act.).
I report Sn respect of my examlnation of the Tru8t'8 accounts carried out
under sedion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carylng out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Dire¢tion8 given by the Charity Commi88ion
under section 145(5}(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I conflrn that no mat•rlal matter8 hav•
come to my attentlon (other than that dlsclosed below ') In connectlon wlth
the examination which give8 me cauia to beliave that In, any materlal
respect..
accountlng record8 were not kept In accordance wlth section 130 of
the Act or
the accounti do not accord wlth tho accountlng record8
Independent
examlnerf8 Statement
I have no concerns and hav• com• acro88 no othar matt•r8 In connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn In order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
' Ple8se delete the wonls in the brackets irthey do not apply.
8lgn•d:
Dat•:
1710112022
Name:
Daniel Perrin
Rolevant prof••$lonal
quallflcatlon(sl or l￿dY
(If any):
Association of Chartered CertIf￿d Accountants {FCCA)
Addrn88:
9 Stanley Place
Cadoxton
Neath SAI0 8BE
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete rf the examiner need6 to highlight matters of COn￿M (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity arxounts: directions and guidance for
examiners).
Glvo here brfef detalls of
any item¥ that the
examiner wishes to
dis¢lo$•.
None
IER
October 2018

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
11W10
Receipts and payments accounts
For th• p•rlod
31ffj1r2tr21
CC16a
To
Section A Receipts and payments
UnrnstriGt
fund•
Re61tkl•d
l￿d#
Endowmonl
Tot•1 fund•
th• *••i••l¢ W•ll*n•m¢£ t• n•u••t£ to th• MiY••t£
A1 R•c•l
Grnnt Incrffle
ank Intere
Cl￿ndar &l¢s &14
Sprn60ryhlp
sUb￿￿P￿0nl
Sun
In¢•nK
Oon•UuY4
S2S
710
710
ARJ
18,623
A2 A•••t and InTrn•tm•nt ••lw.
{••• t4bl•l.
Sub totsl
$7.F13
10,623
Prof￿￿¢r•i F•
rts¥i
Dona¥oni
23
1.Jg9
I,J99
IMurznc4
& ￿nten￿r
Rr￿ Hlrn
& Prf
)17
1411
•31
2,011
14786
Sub total
17J
17.558
A4 AM•t •nd In¥Mtm•rt
rchag•8
•tsb
Sub fo
17.568
14786
14et of receIp￿payMentsJ
A5 Trnmfern between lund•
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds th1$ ￿•r￿
40.016
3.737
40
41016
3.73
¢CXX Rl attounts {SSI
17k11r2022

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
UNestrlcted
Rostrlcted
Endowmgnt
funds
to nMro•t£
CaiLgories
Details
to
B1 CMh lund8
3.541
iso
40.015
3,737
funds
funds
Oetails
F¥ndtQT*hkh
Currentvak
Dètsi15
. z4ao
F¥ndfowldEh
CmntV8kn1
Dttsils
84 Ao80ts r•tsln•d for th¢
¢harfty'8 own 118e
Wl*n dwj
onal
Dètails
BS Uabllhl•8
ned by one or trust885 on
bghawofal
ShJn*
Piint N
Date of
al
1710112022
17101r2
CCXX R2 aeuunts ISS}
17m1r2022