## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date **Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1 June 2024 To 31 May 2025**
Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1184105
Wilton Men’s Shed
**Other names charity is known by** WMS
**Charity's principal address**
Castle LAne
Wilton
**Postcode SP2 0HG**
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Peter Edge|Trustee|||
||Andrew Gough|Chair|||
||PhilipHisted|Trustee|||
||Sara Morley|Treasurer|||
||Bob Primmer|Trustee9|||
||Nigel Silman|Trustee|||
||Mike Scadden|Trustee|||
||Paul Quantock|Trustee|||
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
**Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted Association (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods Elected by members (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
The charity is governed by a board of trustees who volunteer their time. The first AGM was held virtually on the 31[st] March 2022, which allowed us to appoint trustees according to our constitution. Our fifth AGM was held in the Shed on the 26[th] March 2026, all members were invited. The charity is a member of the UK Men's Shed Association, which provides guidance and advice for local Shed group trustees.
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
To promote social inclusion for public benefit through the provision of a facility for, but not exclusively for, men at risk of being socially excluded.
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
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
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## benefit of the wider community.
To promote good health and wellbeing to its members through the 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 Shed.
**NB** For the purpose of this clause 'social exclusion' means being excluded from society, or parts of society, because of one or more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; bereavement or old age; ill health (physical or mental).
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
The trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s Guidance on Public Benefit (Section 17(5) of the Charities Act and the Charities Reports and Regulations 2008) in deciding on the Wilton Men’s Shed’s activities. We are an inclusive organisation and wherever possible and practicable seek to involve anyone who would benefit from our activities.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
Wilton Men’s Shed had another excellent year. The routine of the shed of repair and making continued as usual. Some very high levels of craftsmanship were displayed as well as plenty of far more accessible projects with which all the men can engage. Many men have been supported in different ways as we have met together, not only for activities in the workshop, but also the monthly Breakfasts at Wilton Place and every few months a pub lunch with a subsidy from shed funds to those attending. We had 35 members in total throughout the year. Relations with the veterans at Entrain Space had a major boost in the summer with the project to make outside tables and chairs. A few garage clearances provided tools for the shed, tools sold to shed members at very reasonable prices, and lots then going to Africa
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
Throughout the year there was opportunity to make three presentations about the work of The Shed to groups around the area.
In December we were given a Colchester metal working lathe which is a significantly better machine then the Atlas we were given when the shed was set up. The old lathe was sold and the new one installed. It then took several months to do the required repairs to get it in full working order.
Wilton Men’s shed joined with Salisbury Men’s Shed to take part in _Men’s Shed The Opera_ put on by The Swansea City Opera on 30[th] May at the Salisbury Playhouse.
Bob Primmer Bob handed over the chair to Andrew Gough from May 2025
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## Section D Achievements and performance
This year we continue to be financially sustainable, ending the financial year **Summary of the main** with a positive balance of £11,517 (2024 £7,933). Our income in the **achievements of the charity during the year** financial year ending May 2025 was £10,729 (2024 £13,293) and our expenditure £7,145 (2024 £9,487), giving us a healthy surplus of £3,584 (2024 £7,933) for the year.
## **Section E Financial review**
Our funds have grown substantially over the last 5 years hence the **Brief statement of the** trustees have decided that:
**charity’s policy on reserves** • A minimum of £2,000 must be held in reserve to cover basic running costs for a year should we need to wind down • Reorganisation of storage means the purchase and installation of a container will happen once agreed with WTC (~£3,000) • Building maintenance contingency £2,000
- We are keen to support other charities who fall within our objects and with agreement of our members.
- This policy will be reviewed every year.
**Details of any funds materially** None **in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
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**Section G Declaration**
**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**|Sara Morley|Peter Edge|
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||Sara Morley|Peter Edge|
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Treasurer|Trustee|
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**Charity Name**
**Wilton Men's Shed**|
**Charity Name**
**Wilton Men's Shed**|
**Charity Name**
**Wilton Men's Shed**|
**Charity Name**
**Wilton Men's Shed**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**
**from**|Period start date
01/06/2024|**To**
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**9,603**
**65**
**67**
**994**
**10,729**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,729**
**3,477**
**694**
**960**
**-**
**100**
**350**
**453**
**903**
**-**
**178**
**30**
**-**
**7,145**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**7,145**
**3,584**
**7,933**
**11,517**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**9,603**
**65**
**67**
**994**
**10,729**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,729**
**3,477**
**694**
**960**
**-**
**100**
**350**
**453**
**903**
**-**
**178**
**30**
**-**
**7,145**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**7,145**
**3,584**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|Public donations|**9,603**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**11,883**|
|Refunds|**65**||||**141**|
|Interest|**67**||||**39**|
|MembershipFees|**994**||||**1,230**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**10,729**||||**13,293**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||
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**-**
**-**|||
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|~~**_Sub total_**~~|**-**||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||
||||**-**||**13,293**|
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Materials|**3,477**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**4,451**|
|Website costs|**694**||||**347**|
|Insurance|**960**||||**638**|
|Accountancyfees|**-**||||**-**|
|Lease|**100**||||**100**|
|Utilities|**350**||||**352**|
|Buildingcosts|**453**||||**-**|
|Office costs|**903**||||**407**|
|Security|**-**||||**174**|
|Tools|**178**||||**2,931**|
|UKMSA Membership|**30**||||**88**|
|Bank Charges|**-**||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**7,145**||||**9,487**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||
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**-**
**-**|||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||
||||**-**||**9,487**|
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||**3,584**||
**-**||**3,806**|
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**-**|**-**
**7,933**||
||**7,933**||||**4,127**|
||**11,517**||
**-**|**11,517**|**7,933**|
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
Steel fabricated building
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Cash at bank
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Peter Edge
Signature
Sara Morley|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**11,517**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**11,517**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**Unrestricted**
**19,454**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
**Sara Morley**
**Peter Edge**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
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||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
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||||**-**|
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||||**When due**
**(optional)**|
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||||Date of
approval|
||Sara Morley|**Sara Morley**|**26/03/2026**|
||Peter Edge|**Peter Edge**|**26/03/2026**|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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