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2022-08-12-accounts

ObjectivesandActiviti es
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.
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
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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
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
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: -
whole. WeUndertakegeneralclearanceand
maintenanceofaNorthSomersetowned
park andgardensadjacenttoourfacility'
Wittroutth-isongoing work thispark would
becomeovenarhelmedbyweedsandfallen
tree debris.This continued during the
various Covidrelated lockdowns,whenthe
oarkwasverywellused forthepermitted
lo"irffvdistancedmeeting outsideandfor
exerciiing.We receivedpraisefrommany
memberJofthe communityandthis workis
continuing.
We repairedor renovatedfurniture'garden
toolsandtoYsfor membersof the
iommunity.Some of thewooden toys we
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donatedtoacharitYsPringboard
OooortunityNurseryforpre-school children
;ii[;;h.;1ourproblems,astheirpremised
uiuontn"adjoining site' We alsorepainted
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S-U"tgateandfenceandstarteddoing
.o*uOuitOingmaintenanceforthem'
Ateamof ourmembers were disassembling
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W""orpf"ted
disassemblyofover120'
"r"tin"t'[iegs
beforethis task wasbrought
ffi;;;
nylnecharitYLegs4Africa dueto
theGovidLockdowns'
Oneofour Sheddersmadeagiant.wooden
It;;;;i,"rpinosaucerfor thelocal hospital
caf6counter.
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Clevedon
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centrecomPlex.This
equipmenthas been
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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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.
lnvestmentperformance Para1.41 Wehavenoinvestments.
againstobjectives
Other None.

FinancialReview
Review ofthecha
financialpositionattheend
oftheperiod
rity's
Para1 Wehavesufficientfunds tomeetour
ual
ann
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expe
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following
on the
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SUbscriptions
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end
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StatementexPlainingthe 1.22
policyfor holdingreserves
stati
areheld
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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
charity continuingasagoing
concern
andincreaseourincome,weareableto
producewoodenitemsto sell, carryoutsmall
repairs andDIYjobsoften doingthisin
return for donations.
Our Men'sShedisgrowing,withoutpublicisingit
and duetothecommunityworkwedoweare
respectedandsupportedwithnumerousoffers
ofassistance.
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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)
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
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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
what theydesirefromour facilities.
Relationship with anyretated
parties
Para1.51 None-not applicable.
Other None.

Referencea ndA dmini strative details
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)
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
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