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Somerset Levels And Moors Shed

Bridgwater Men's Shed, Slams, Slamshed, The Bridgwater Shed

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1182815
Status
Registered
Registered
April 5, 2019
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Canal Workshop
Canal View
Unit 18
Hamp Industrial Estate
Old Taunton Road
Bridgwat

Activities

We provide an accessible, safe, secure, sociable and inclusive workshop space and related facilities, where members can participate in woodwork and craft activities within the limits of their own abilities; sharing and learning informally from each other. We support our local community by undertaking projects of community value.

Objects: To Promote Social Inclusion For The Public Benefit Of Persons Living In Bridgwater, Its Adjacent Towns, Villages And The Isolated Rural Communities Of The Somerset Levels And Moors, In Particular But Not Exclusively Older Men, Preventing Them From Becoming Socially Excluded And Assisting Them To Integrate Into Society Through The Provision Of A Venue (A "Shed") Or Venues ("Sheds") In Which They Can Meet And Jointly Or Individually Undertake And Share Creative, Physical, Social And Recreational Activities Of Their Choice. 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; Youth Or Old Age; Ill Health (Physical Or Mental); Substance Abuse Or Dependency Including Alcohol And Drugs; Discrimination On The Grounds Of Sex, Race, Disability, Ethnic Origin, Religion, Belief, Creed, Sexual Orientation Or Gender Re-Assignment; Poor Educational Or Skills Attainment; Relationship And Family Breakdown; Poor Housing (That Is Housing That Does Not Meet Basic Habitable Standards); Crime (Either As A Victim Of Crime Or As An Offender Rehabilitating Into Society).

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
What
General Charitable Purposes, Disability
Who
Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Geography

Local Authority
Somerset

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £12,272 £17,410
Dec. 31, 2023 £28,158 £13,256
Dec. 31, 2022 £5,193 £9,086
Dec. 31, 2021 £19,758 £2,837
Dec. 31, 2020 £0 £0

Trustees

Name Appointed
Gerald Swayne Aug. 10, 2021
Peter J Smith May 26, 2022
Stuart Harry Jackson June 30, 2020