
## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 

From 01/05/2024                  Period start date To 30/04/2025                  Period end date 

Charity name: Men in Sheds Ellesmere (MISE) 

Charity registration number: 1183326 

## Objectives and Activities 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in<br>its governing document|Para 1.17|To promote social inclusion within the<br>local area, assisting people to<br>integrate into society.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to<br>those purposes for the<br>public benefit, in<br>particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Through the provision of facilities in<br>which they can meet undertake, jointly<br>or individually, creative, physical or<br>recreational activities, learn or pass<br>on skills, knowledge and support to<br>individuals.|
|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|We state that the trustees declare that<br>they have had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity Commission on<br>public benefit and wherever possible<br>undertake the same philosophy.|



## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Policy on social<br>investment including<br>program related investment|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|All members are volunteers and give of<br>their time and skills freely,<br>especially in regard to excluded<br>individuals, by encouraging them to<br>work within our team structure.|
|Other||N/A|





## Achievements and Performance 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the<br>charity, identifying the<br>difference the charity’s<br>work has made to the<br>circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any<br>wider benefits to society<br>as a whole.|Para 1.20|During the period (2024- 2025) Men in Sheds<br>Ellesmere (MISE) have contributed to the local<br>community by supportng its members in their<br>volunteering with the following. Repaired a<br>wooden staircase at local Scouts HQ building.<br>Various ftng out tasks at the Scouts New Hut in<br>Ellesmere. Refurbished a Bass Drum to be used<br>during Remembrance Day events. Contributng<br>to the Repair Café events. Other community<br>wide projects for which they were recognised at<br>the Annual Mayor’s Awards evening at the Town<br>Council.|



|Additional information (optional)<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|Achieved|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Other||N/A|





## Financial Review 

|Financial Review|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the<br>end of the period|Para 1.21||
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding<br>reserves stating why they<br>are held|Para 1.22|Funds held on deposit with no deficit<br>or<br>financial commitments.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially<br>in deficit|Para 1.24|NIL|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a<br>going concern|Para 1.23||
|Additional information (optional)<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds<br>(including any<br>fundraising)|Para 1.47|Subscriptions and donations against<br>projects undertaken.|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|N/A|
|A description of the<br>principal risks facing the<br>charity|Para 1.46|None identified.|
|Other|||





## Structure, Governance and Management 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal<br>charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions<br>e.g. election to post or<br>name of any person or body<br>entitled to appoint one or<br>more trustees|Para 1.25|Volunteers for the role are appointed<br>and confirmed by membership|



|Additional information (optional)<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Health and Safety rules issued.|
|The charity’s<br>organisational structure<br>and any wider network with<br>which the charity works|Para 1.51|The general principle of the Men in<br>Sheds UK is followed.|
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## Reference and Administrative details 

|Charity name|Men in Sheds Ellesmere (MISE)|
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|Other name the charity<br>uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1183326|
|Charity’s principal<br>address|The Scout Building (Unit 2a)<br>Wharf Road Ellesmere<br>SY12 0EL|
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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<br>whole year|Name of person (or body)<br>entitled to appoint trustee (if<br>any)|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

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## Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others 

Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 

Details of arrangements for 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 

## 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) Ben Reincke Full name(s) Ben Reincke Position (eg Trustee Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 26/02/2026 




**Men in Sheds Ellesmere No (if any) Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts** 

**Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts CC16a For the period** 01/05.2024 Period 30/04/2025 **To from** 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**300**<br>**179**<br>**1,035**<br>**2,229**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**3,743**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **3,743**<br>**58**<br>**372**<br>**273**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **703**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br> **703**<br>**3,040**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**3,040**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**300**<br>**179**<br>**1,035**<br>**2,229**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**3,743**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**3,743**<br>**58**<br>**372**<br>**273**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**703**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**703**<br>**3,040**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**300**<br>**179**<br>**1,035**<br>**2,229**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**3,743**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**3,743**<br>**58**<br>**372**<br>**273**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**703**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**703**<br>**3,040**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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|Subs|**300**|||||**-**|
|Tea & Coffee|**179**|||||**-**|
|Donations|**1,035**|||||**-**|
|Year Start Bank Balance|**2,229**|||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**3,743**|||||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
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|~~**_Sub total_**~~|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_ **<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
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|Materials|**58**|||||**-**|
|Tools|**372**|||||**-**|
|Insurance|**273**|||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**703**|||||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_ **<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
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||**3,040**|**-**|**-**|**3,040**||**-**|
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||**3,040**|**-**|**-**|**3,040**||**-**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

26/02/2026 

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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Signature<br>Ben Reincke<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Bank Balance<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**3,040**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**3,040**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Ben Reincke|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||Ben Reincke|Ben Reincke|26/02/2026|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

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