Docusign Envelope ID: 3252CD9F-F208-4A16-9444-6C56F0758FAF ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 02/05/2023 Period start date To 01/05/2024 Period end date Charity name: Wharfedale Men's Shed. Charity registration number: 1183609** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To tackle social isolation, loneliness and**
**health worries amongst men by**
**facilitating; friendships, shared interests**
**and peer support.**
**It operates within the Otley and the wider**
**Wharfe Valley area and is open to all men**
**irrespective of their cultural and socio-**
**economic background, age or sexual**
**identity. **| |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.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Promoting friendships, social**
**engagement, skill sharing, well-being,**
**personal achievement and collaboration.**
**Members are encouraged to meet and**
**carry out practical repair and creative**
**design projects, both individually and as**
**a team.**
**Most of the projects come; either from**
**requests for help from local charitable**
**and community organisations, or from**
**individuals who are unable to source**
**trades-persons or find bespoke design**
**solutions commercially to benefit the**
**quality of their life. **| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Men are particularly vulnerable to poor**
**mental and physical health outcomes**
**because of poor male friendship and**
**support networks, particularly in later life.**
**The Trustees have continued to provide**
**an effective friendship space, meaningful**
**collaborative projects and social events**
**consistent with addressing its core aim**
**of reducing this male social isolation.**
**Their activities and objectives are**
**consistent with the guidance on positive**
**discrimination relating to a protected**
**characteristic (Sex). The Trustees**
**continue to maintain the appropriate**
**culture and behaviours withinthe**| Docusign Envelope ID: 3252CD9F-F208-4A16-9444-6C56F0758FAF **membership: to maintain inclusivity, mutual respect and support, consistent with the charity's public benefit purpose. The Code of Conduct for members is currently being refreshed to secure this into the future, given an ever changing and evolving membership base.** **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**The charity does not have any paid**
**employees and all activities and**
**administration is undertaken by**
**volunteers. The membership continues to**
**provide items and repairs for; local**
**disability and conservation charities,**
**volunteer groups, schools and the local**
**Town Council. This is in addition to its**
**primary aim of mutually supporting the**
**health and well-being of its own**
**membership. **| |Other||**N/A**| ## **Achievements and Performance** Docusign Envelope ID: 3252CD9F-F208-4A16-9444-6C56F0758FAF ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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.|Para 1.20|**The Trustees regularly monitor the**
**charity's effectiveness through**
**confidential 1 to 1 discussion with new**
**members. Membership has remained**
**steady with regular attendance from**
**nearly all members, showing that we are**
**delivering a valued facility.**
**Several members have been happy to go**
**on public record about the positive**
**change that the charity has had on their**
**own health and well-being. The**
**effectiveness of the charity is also being**
**recognised by increased contact and**
**referrals from local GP Social**
**Prescribers.**
**As part of our links to the community we**
**attend a monthly meeting of community**
**groups in Otley, where we can continue**
**to gain insights into how we can continue**
**to support the charity and community**
**sector in the Otley area.**
**The highlights this year include:**
•
**Refurbishing public benches**
**owned by Otley Town Council and**
**a local town benefactor.**
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**Building a wildlife garden for a**
**local school.**
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**Providing display and theatre**
**scenery for a community and arts**
**centre.**
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**Providing repairs to furniture and**
**gardening tools.**
•
**Redecorating part of a local**
**leisure facility.**
•
**Providing adaptations to a**
**mobility scooter and disabled**
**child's skateboard.**
•
**Providing a ceremonial switch for**
**the Otley Christmas lights switch-**
**on.**
•
**Continuing our partnership with**
**local wildlife groups and other**
**charitable organisations.**
•
**Securing positive dialogue with**
**local councillors and Leeds City**
**Council officials about the planned**
**relocation of the charity to larger**
**premises.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Docusign Envelope ID: 3252CD9F-F208-4A16-9444-6C56F0758FAF |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**As a small charity, annual performance**
**objectives have not been set; other than**
**its ongoing core objectives which are**
**reported above.**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| Docusign Envelope ID: 3252CD9F-F208-4A16-9444-6C56F0758FAF ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity has a total of £3,658 in liquid**
**assets (bank account plus petty cash) at**
**the end of the reporting year. The**
**majority of the income was from an**
**approximately even mix of membership**
**fees and sales (****_mainly projects_**
**_undertaken for others_). Income has**
**significantly increased since last year.**
**Although expenditure exceeded income,**
**the charity incurred exceptional and**
**significant one-off costs relating to**
**submitting a planning application for new**
**premises.**
**Most of this exceptional expenditure has**
**been covered by £3,250 of Directors**
**Loans to ensure appropriate cash flow**
**into the new financial year.**
**Excluding this exceptional one-off cost,**
**income has significantly exceeded**
**expenditure.**
**Expenditure remains**
**broadly similar to last year.**
**This indicates that the charity is in a**
**strong position to repay short term loans**
**and cover its running costs into the next**
**financial year.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The Charity holds all monies in a current**
**bank account. It does not have separate**
**reserves.**| |Amount of reservesheld|Para 1.22|**£0.00**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**The Charity does not have employees or**
**any other contractual liabilities. Potential**
**public liability is covered by insurance.**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**No deficit.**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**None**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
anyfundraising)|Para 1.47|**The principal sources of funding are**
**members subscriptions and sales (mainly**
**for projects completed for others). A**| Docusign Envelope ID: 3252CD9F-F208-4A16-9444-6C56F0758FAF |||**minor, but increasing element of income**
**is Grant Funding.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**We continue to hold discussions with**
**Leeds City Council about acquiring the**
**ground lease for our new premises. As**
**yet, a formal lease agreement has not**
**been signed.**
**We have also submitted a planning**
**application for the new building.**
**Although there are no outstanding**
**objections, the application has not been**
**formally approved yet.**
**We need to start a fund-raising campaign**
**to secure the funding for the build. This**
**cannot start without the planning**
**approval and lease****_(above)_ being in**
**place.**
**None of these issues affect the viability**
**of the charity in the short term as we**
**have existing secure, albeit cramped,**
**accommodation. It will however affect our**
**ability to grow and develop the charity's**
**ambitions.**| |Other||**N/A**| Docusign Envelope ID: 3252CD9F-F208-4A16-9444-6C56F0758FAF ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution **| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**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|Para 1.25|**The constitution requires changes to**
**Trustees to be via a meeting of the**
**membership. No individual can appoint a**
**trustee.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Wharfedale Men's Shed| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1183609| |Charity’s principal address|Wharfedale Men's Shed
C/O Otley Courthouse
Courthouse Street
OTLEY
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**year**| |---|---|---|---| ||JeffreyGregory|Chairman|| ||Robert Miles|Secretary|| ||Neil O Brien|Trustee|| ||David Scannell|Treasurer|2/5/2023 to 19/5/ 2024| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| 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 **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** Docusign Envelope ID: 3252CD9F-F208-4A16-9444-6C56F0758FAF ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|N/A| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name** ## **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** Docusign Envelope ID: 3252CD9F-F208-4A16-9444-6C56F0758FAF ## **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)** Robert Henry Miles **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Secretary **Date** October 15, 2024 **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Jeffrey Stuart Gregory **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Chairman **Date** October 15, 2024 **Wharfedale Men's Shed 1183609 Transactions for the period 2/5/2023 to 1/5/2024** |Balance Brought Forward|£1,231.04| |---|---| |PettyCash|£453.90| |Loan from members|£3,250.00| |Total Assets|**£4,934.94**| |**Income/Exp**|**Type**|**Income**|**Expenditure**||**Notes**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Income|Sales|£2,265.43|||| ||Donation|£71.95|||| ||MembershipFees|£2,865.00|||| ||Grant Income|£884.90|||EasyFunding,Leeds Culture Trust,Town Council| ||**_Total Income_**|**£6,087.28**|||| ||||||| |Expenditure|Materials||£865.55||| ||Insurance||£100.80||| ||Internet||£115.07||| ||Legal and Professional Fees||£3,792.00||Planningapplication,and consultancyfees.| ||Licences and Permits||£82.80||Biodiversitysurveyforplanningapplication| ||Office Costs||£48.89||PPE/ first aid equipment| ||Payment to other Creditors||£363.78||Reimbursements to members| ||Postage||£5.34||| ||Rent||£1,587.00||OtleyCourthouse| ||Subscriptions||£30.00||Men's Shed UK.| ||Advertisingandpromotion||£128.11||Promotional banner| ||Equipment Hire||£71.91||Laser Cutter - Makerspace| ||Other costs||£172.70||Gift for first aid trainer,members social event| ||Total Expenditure||**£7,363.95**||| |Balance|||**£3,658.27**||| Page 1