## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From Period start date 02/05/2021 To 01/05/2022 Period end date**
**Charity name: Wharfedale Men’s Shed**
## **Charity registration number: 1183609**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|**To promote social inclusion for public benefit through**
**the provision of a facility particularly, but not**
**exclusively for, men at risk of being socially excluded.**|
|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.|**To prevent social exclusion by promoting the**
**opportunity for friendships, social engagement and**
**skill sharing in a safe and enjoyable environment, in**
**which members can meet and carry out**
**creative projects acceptable to the Shed and of their**
**own choosing, individually, jointly and for the**
**benefit of the wider community.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|**The Charity has worked hard to promote good health**
**and wellbeing to its members through active**
**participation and, from time to time, providing**
**opportunities for relevant health organisations to raise**
**awareness of good health strategies for the benefit of**
**the members.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Contribution made by
volunteers|**In this year the Volunteers took on further tasks in**
**relation to supporting the community. Attended Talks**
**and supported local wildlife charities as well as a**
**Community Owned Town Hall.**|
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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.|**We Slowly Opened up after Lockdown, with 6**
**members per session as per guidelines. All those who**
**attended took a Lateral Flow Test and shared results**
**on WhatsApp. As restrictions were eased we followed**
**the guidelines and gradually opened up to more**
**members but continued to test and take precautionary**
**tests before attending.**
**When we opened up we had a number of members**
**who chose not to return and one who left for Scotland.**
**The numbers shrunk to 12 members. During the**
**subsequent months we gained some new members a**
**number of these from referrals for health reasons.**
**We have continued to work with other local charities to**
**provide wildlife equipment- Hedgehog Pods and Bird**
**Boxes and provided skilled personnel in support of a**
**‘Repair Shop’ facility enabled by another charity.**
**Members worked individually on shared projects and**
**produced the requested items.**
**The WhatsApp group continued to provide a forum for**
**the members to share technical tips, but mainly to**
**provide support as we moved in and out of various**
**lockdowns.**
**As we returned to more normal activities we engaged**
**in a number of projects.**
**Rebuilt a Butterfly Friendly Garden for a local**
**school, in collaboration with The Town Council,**
**Otley Lions and a local garden centre.**
**Supplied and fitted a number of Swift Boxes for**
**the local Wildlife group**
**Provided a rear-view mirror for a motability**
**scooter which enabled the user to be more**
**confident in getting out and about**
**Designed and built an elephant for use by local**
**schools to celebrate culture in the local town**
**Our reputation for quality finish meant we were**
**commissioned to make private sales for wildlife**
**equipment to support the groups income.**
**As a group we offered our members**
**The opportunity to talk to each other in a safe**
**environment about themselves**
**Support for a number of members who had**
**mental health issues on a one-to-one basis**
**Supported each other via a variety of**
**communication routes during Lockdown**
**Initiated training for two members in PAT**
**Testing**|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|**Our main objective Post COVID was to maintain the**
**cohesiveness of the group and ensure that when we**
**returned to full meetings we would have a viable**
**group to continue.**
**We had 12 members after lockdown and ended with 15**
**by the end of this reporting period,**|
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|**At the end of the Reporting Period the bank had a**
**balance of £1365.64,**
**The major part of the income was from Subs paid by**
**members and Donations made on behalf of a deceased**
**Member of the Man Shed. Income was also received**
**from projects undertaken on behalf of Ilkley Round**
**Table, Wildlife Friendly Otley, Westgate School in**
**Otley and The Town Hall in Silsden**|
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|**All monies are maintained in the account for future**
**use. The Group do not have sufficient reserves to**
**warrant a separate policy**|
|Amount of reserves held|**N/A**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|**The Group is a not for profit charity and any capital at**
**year end is transferred as the opening balance for next**
**year**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|**None**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern||
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|**The principal source of funding is Members**
**Subscriptions**|
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|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|**As a charity we are expanding and require more space.**
**Until that occurs the charity will have to remain smaller**
**than we would wish**|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|**Structure, Governance**|**and Management**|
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|Description of charity’s
trusts:||
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g. unincorporated
association, CIO)|**CIO**|
|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|**The constitution requires changes to Trustees to be via**
**a meeting of the membership.**
**No individual can appoint a trustee**|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Wharfedale Men’s Shed|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1183609|
|Charity’s principal address|Wharfedale Men's Shed
C/O Otley Courthouse
Courthouse Street
OTLEY
LS21 3AN|
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||JeffreyGregory|Chair|||
||Robert Miles|Secretary|||
||David Scannell|Treasurer|||
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## **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)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
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||Robert H Miles|David Anthony Scannell|
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Secretary||
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**Wharfedale Men's Shed 1183609 Transactions for the Period 02-05-2021 - 01/02/2022**
||Balance Brought Forward|£1,365.64|£1,365.64||
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||PettyCash|£189.66|||
||**Total Assets**|**£1,555.30**|||
|**Income/Exp**|**Type**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Notes**|
|**Income**|Sales|£2,239.08||OtleyWildlife,Westgate School,various smallprojects|
||Donations|£1,135.63||Received on behalf of a deceased member|
||MembershipFees|£1,315.00|||
|**Income Total**||**£4,689.71**|||
|**Expenditure**|Materials||£2,700.76||
||Laser Cutter Costs||£118.70||
||OtleyCourthouse Rent||£905.50||
||Equipment||£838.14|Bought from Donations Received on behalf of deceased member|
||Internet||£82.67||
||Miscellaneous||£129.33||
||Pat TestingTraining||£39.00|In Preparation for Move to other Premises|
||Postage||£7.92||
|**Expenditure Total**|**Total**||**£4,822.02**||
|**Balance**|**£132.31**||||