| ObjectivesandActiviti | es | |
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| SORP reference | ||
| Summaryofthepurposesof the charity assetoutin its governing document |
Para1.17 | To promote socialinclusionandrelievethe needs ofthose affectedbysocialisolation or lonelinessforthepublicbenefitbyassisting |
| people overthe ageof18years old | ||
| (particularly butnotexclusivelymen),within | ||
| Clevedonandthe surroundingarea, from | ||
| becoming excluded,isolatedorlonelyand | ||
| assistingthemtointegrateinto the | ||
| communityand societythrough theprovision | ||
| offacilitiesin whichthey canmeet sociallyto | ||
| undertake,jointlyorindividually, woodwork, | ||
| metalwork, craft, creative,orrecreational | ||
| activities,learnorpasson skillsand | ||
| andsu eachother. |
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| Summaryofthemain activitiesin relationtothose |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
Gathering socially,meetingtogether twice weeklyinarelaxedwelcomingenvironment, |
| purposes forthe public | sharing working onourShed andpersonal | |
| benefit,in particular,the | projects,thereby promoting socialinclusion | |
| activities,projectsor services | andrelievingtheneeds ofthose affectedby | |
| identifiedintheaccounts. | socialisolationorloneliness. | |
| Workinginsmallteamson outreachprojects | ||
| inthecommunity. | ||
| Undertakingprojectsfor othercharities, | ||
| deserving organisations and individualsin | ||
| the community. | ||
| Makingmainlywoodenitems todonate to | ||
| other charities, individuals,sellorgiveaway | ||
| inreturnfordonationstowardour funds. | ||
| Statement confirming | Para 1.18 | AIICMSTrustees havehad regard tothe |
| whetherthetrusteeshave | guidance issuedbythe CharityGommission | |
| had regard tothe guidance | on publicbenefit. | |
| issuedbythe Charity | ||
| Commission onpublic | ||
| benefit |
| You choosetoincludefu |
rtherstatements | where relevantabout: |
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| SORP reference | ||
| Policyon grantmaking | Pana1.38 | No-wedonot make grants. |
| Policyon social investment | Para 1.38 | None-wehave no investments. |
| including programrelated | ||
| investment |
| Contribution madeby | Para | 1.38 | Ourfour Trusteesarevolunteersandthey |
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| volunteers | investconsiderable personaltimeand often | ||
| donatingtheirincidentalexpensesin | |||
| advancing our charity's aimsand | |||
| achievements. | |||
| Severalothervolunteers fromour members | |||
| wereprojectmanagement leadersduring | |||
| thisperiod. | |||
| Other | Wehave rentfreeuse ofabuildingleased | ||
| bytwoamateurdramaticclubsfromNorth | |||
| SomersetCouncil.They only useitinthe | |||
| even ,we useitinthe |
| Achievementsand Perf | ormance | |
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| reference | ||
| Summary ofthemain achievementsofthecharitY, |
1.20 | DuringthisPeriod,we membership by10to3 increasedour 7Shedders. |
| identifyingthedifferencethe charity's workhas madeto the circumstancesofits beneficiariesandanYwider benefitstosocietY asa |
We estimateourvarious activities,listed below, havebenefitted over400membersof thelocal andwider communityby carrying outthe activitieslistedbelow: - |
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| whole. | WeUndertakegeneralclearanceand | |
| maintenanceofaNorthSomersetowned | ||
| park andgardensadjacenttoourfacility' Wittroutth-isongoing work thispark would becomeovenarhelmedbyweedsandfallen |
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| tree debris.This continued during the | ||
| various Covidrelated lockdowns,whenthe | ||
| oarkwasverywellused forthepermitted lo"irffvdistancedmeeting outsideandfor exerciiing.We receivedpraisefrommany memberJofthe communityandthis workis |
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| continuing. | ||
| We repairedor renovatedfurniture'garden toolsandtoYsfor membersof the iommunity.Some of thewooden toys we ;;;;;;L donatedtoacharitYsPringboard OooortunityNurseryforpre-school children ;ii[;;h.;1ourproblems,astheirpremised uiuontn"adjoining site' We alsorepainted " S-U"tgateandfenceandstarteddoing .o*uOuitOingmaintenanceforthem' |
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| Ateamof ourmembers were disassembling | ||
| useJprostneticlegsforshipmentto91?:,]] African countriesbythe charity Legs+amca' W""orpf"ted disassemblyofover120' "r"tin"t'[iegs beforethis task wasbrought ffi;;; nylnecharitYLegs4Africa dueto |
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| theGovidLockdowns' | ||
| Oneofour Sheddersmadeagiant.wooden It;;;;i,"rpinosaucerfor thelocal hospital caf6counter. |
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| a led instal and ndsfo Weraisedfu |
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| Commun Clevedon on the d |
| centrecomPlex.This equipmenthas been |
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| takentoatleast one collapsedPatientthis |
| year. |
| lnApril2022wesufferedanarson attackby |
| locai youthswhich destroyedour outside |
| coveied decking,seatingarea,anoutside |
| workstation,atimberstoreanddamageda |
| stonewall.Wewere determinednotto treat |
| thisas adisaster,buttolookonitwasan |
| opportunitytorebuild thatfacilities bigger |
| andbetter. |
| Werebuiltthestonewas andsetabout |
| raising fundstorecoverfromthefire' |
| Weobtained af5kgrantto secure thearea |
| withafenceandgate, added a CCTV |
| securitysystemandlighting. |
| Weraised 97.5k viaaGoFundMe appeal |
| andotherdonations torebuildtheburnt and |
| destroyedfacilities. |
| We then startedrebuildingthedeckingand |
| seatingareaapproximately35 percent larger |
| than thatwhichwasburntdownensuringit |
| wasbiggerand better.lntheprocesswe |
| plannedtoincrease ourseating capacity |
| from15to25whichhasenabledmore ofour |
| memberstomeetsociallyandtake |
| refreshments outside.(Theprojectwason |
| scheduleatthe endofthis reportingperiod |
| andwas successfully completedinOctober |
| 2A24.Thisprojectdrew our Shedders |
| togetherina shared objective thatbenefitted |
| allof them skillsand |
scheduleatthe endofthis reportingperiod andwas successfully completedinOctober 2A24.Thisprojectdrew our Shedders togetherina shared objective thatbenefitted allof them skillsand |
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| Additional information (optional) | |||
| You | choosetoinclude | furtherstatements | where relevantabout: |
| Achievements against | Para1.41 | We set anobjectivetoinstalladefibrillator | |
| objectives set | locally. Weraisedfunds andin April2022 | ||
| installedadefibrillatorin acabinetonthe | |||
| walloftheClevedonCommunity Cenke | |||
| complexin,whichis onthe samesiteasour | |||
| facility.Thedefibrillatorisavailable2417to | |||
| potentially savelives,Thet3.2kcostwas | |||
| split equally between our Men's Shed charity | |||
| andseverallocalcharitiesand | |||
| organisations.Ateamofour Sheddersmade | |||
| owlfacedbird boxes whichwerean | |||
| incrediblesuccess with37completedraising | |||
| overf1.1kofthet3.2ktotal. Weretaina | |||
| fund tomanagethis defibrillator carrying out | |||
| monthlyinspections,maintenanceand | |||
| restocking asnecessary. | |||
| Performa | nce offundraisin g | Para'1.41 | Wehad notsetanyfundraising objective; |
| activities | againstobjectives | however,weraisedenoughfundsto | |
| set | continuetheworkwe doforourShedders |
| and thewidercommunity. | ||
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| lnvestmentperformance | Para1.41 | Wehavenoinvestments. |
| againstobjectives | ||
| Other | None. |
| FinancialReview | |||
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| Review ofthecha financialpositionattheend oftheperiod rity's |
Para1 | Wehavesufficientfunds tomeetour ual ann re. Our nditu expe expected following on the due are day SUbscriptions ust 1 this of end the |
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| StatementexPlainingthe | 1.22 | ||
| policyfor holdingreserves | |||
| stati areheld |
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| eld h reserves of Amount |
Para1.22 | ||
| Reasonsforholdingzero | Para1.22 | ||
| reserves | |||
| Details offundmateriallY in | 1.24 | Not applicable | |
| deficit | |||
| Explanation of any uncertaintiesaboutthe |
1.23 | Wehave noconcernsbecause wecou easilyincreasethesizeof ourmembership rd |
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| charity continuingasagoing concern |
andincreaseourincome,weareableto producewoodenitemsto sell, carryoutsmall |
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| repairs andDIYjobsoften doingthisin | |||
| return for donations. | |||
| Our Men'sShedisgrowing,withoutpublicisingit | |||
| and duetothecommunityworkwedoweare | |||
| respectedandsupportedwithnumerousoffers | |||
| ofassistance. |
| Additional information (optional) | Additional information (optional) | Additional information (optional) | |
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| You | choosetoincludefurtherstatements | whererelevant about: | |
| The charity'sprincipal | Pata 1.47 | Annualmemberssubscriptionsand | |
| sources | offunds (including | donationsmadetowardtea,coffeeand | |
| anyfundraising) | biscuits, sometimes cake,allthemaking of | ||
| which are donatedbytrusteesand | |||
| members. | |||
| Makingmainlywoodenitemstosellatlocal | |||
| fairs and markets,oftenjustfordonations. | |||
| Makingandrepairingitemsformembers ofthe | |||
| communityinreturn fordonations. | |||
| Grantsfromfundholding charitiesforprojectsas | |||
| required. | |||
| lnvestmentpolicy and | Para 1.46 | Wehavenoinvestments. | |
| objectives including any | |||
| social investment policy | |||
| adopted | |||
| A descriptionoftheprincipal | Para 1.46 | Lackof sufficient subscribed members- | |
| risksfacing the charity | unlikelyas membership continues to grow | ||
| Evictionfromourcurrentbuilding, bythe | |||
| leaseholders,or thetwo amateur dramatic | |||
| clubs, wholeasethebuildingfromNorth | |||
| SomersetCouncil-unlikelyseeingaswe | |||
| have a greatworking relationship, carryout | |||
| internalrepairs anddecorationincluding | |||
| improvements includingrefittingakitchen | |||
| area. | |||
| NorthSomerset Council,withdrawing our5- | |||
| yearLicencetoOccupytheland adjacentto | |||
| our workshopbuilding-therehavebeenno | |||
| indication of thatoccurrinq-unlikelv aswe |
| Structure,Governance | and Mana | gement |
|---|---|---|
| Description ofcharity's | Noneheld | |
| trusts: | ||
| Typeofgoverning document | Para1.25 | Constitution |
| itri"sit}*:,tN).r{:,VfrlL?};;}{i:;.:{1 | ||
| How isthe charity | Para1.25 | Charitable lncorporated Organisation (ClO) |
| constituted? | ||
| {e.gunincnrporated association,CIO) |
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| Trustee selectionmethods | Para 1.25 | At AGMby members. Ourfour Trusteesare |
| includingdetails of any | allvoluntary andholdthe fourgoverning | |
| constitutional provisionse.g | rolesofChairman, Vice-Chairman, | |
| election topostornameof | Treasurerand Secretary. | |
| any person orbody entitled | ||
| to appoint one ormore | ||
| trustees | ||
| Additional information(optiona!) | ||
| You choosetoincludefurtherstatements |
where relevantabout: | |
| Policiesand procedures adoptedforthe inductionand trainingoftrustees |
Para1.51 | ResourceandtrainingmaterialfromNational Councilfor Voluntary Organisations(NCVO) andthe UK Men'sShedAssociation. |
| The charity's organisational | Para1.51 | The Trustees, wherever possible, followa |
| structureand anywider networkwithwhichthe charityworks |
bottom-up systemofmanagementofour Men'sShedwith them actingasfacilitators trying to ensure itsmembers are abletogain |
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| what theydesirefromour facilities. | ||
| Relationship with anyretated parties |
Para1.51 | None-not applicable. |
| Other | None. |
| Referencea | ndA | dmini | strative details |
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| Charityname | Clevedon Men'sShed | ||
| Othernamethecha | USES | None | |
| istered | number | 1184904 | |
| Charity's principal address | Apartment2, | ||
| 1JesmondRoad, | |||
| Clevedon. | |||
| BS217SA |
| me | sof thecharitytru | stees whomanageth | echarity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trusteename | Office (if any) | Datesactedifnot for whole year |
Nameof percon(orbody) entitled toappoint trustee(ifany) |
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| 1 | MichaelJohn Somerton |
Chairman | Not applicable | Allmembers at AGM |
| 2 | Robert Thomas White |
ViceChairman | Not applicable. | Allmembers at AGM |
| 3 | Derek Willian Dowdell |
Treasurer | Not applicable | All membersat AGM |
| 4 | David Ernest Young |
Secretary | Not applicable | All members atAGM |
| 5 |
| Name | oftrusteesholding titletopropertybelongingtothe charity | oftrusteesholding titletopropertybelongingtothe charity |
|---|---|---|
| Trustee | name | Datesacted if not forvuholeyear |
| None. |
| Funds held ascustodian trustees onbehalfof others | Funds held ascustodian trustees onbehalfof others |
|---|---|
| Description ofthe assets | None-Not applicable |
| heldinthis capacity | |
| Name andobjectsofthe | None-Notapplicable |
| charityonwhosebehalf the | |
| assets areheldandhowthis | |
| fallswithin thecustodian | |
| charity'sobjects | |
| Detailsof arrangementsfor | None-Notapplicable |
| safe custodyand | |
| segregationofsuch assets | |
| from the charity's ownassets |
| Addit | ional information(optionat) |
|---|---|
| Names | and addresses ofadvisers(Optionalinformation) |
| Typeof Name Address |
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| r | |
| None. | |
| Name | ofchief executiveornames of seniorstaffmembers (Optionalinformation) |
| None. |
| total | 4,316 | 4,316 |
| payments | 13,196 | 13,196 |
| ofreceiptsl(payments) | 10,060 | 10,060 |
| betweenfunds | ||
| fundslastyearend | L,424 | L,424 |
| funds thisyearend | LL,48A | L7.,48A |
| SectionBStatementof asse | ts andliabilitiesa | ttheend | of theperi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Resricted | Totalcurrent | |
| funds | funds | Period | |
| Gashfunds | tonearestg | tonearestg | to thenearestg |
| NATWEST NOW METROBANK | LO,92t | 10,921 | |
| PETTYCASH | M | M | |
| RESERVEIN NATWEST | 100 | 100 | |
| cashfunds | Ll,,48A | tt,48A | |
| balances with receipts andpayments | OK | OK |