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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day 1 Month 4 Year 2021 Day 31 Month 3 Year 2022

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by[The Den ] The Den Men’s Shed Rhiwbina Registered charity number (if any) 1184937

The Den Men’s Shed


Canolfan Beulah
Pantbach Road
Rhiwbina, Cardiff
Postcode CF14 6LT

Charity's principal address

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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18		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee(if any)
Graham Canning Resigned 16.3.22 Charitytrustees
Keith Farmer Charitytrustees
John Gravelle Charitytrustees
Alan Fleet Charitytrustees
Brian Long Treasurer Charitytrustees
John Rackham Secretary From 13.8.20 Charitytrustees
Michael Wright Chairman Charitytrustees

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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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

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

Appointed by Trustees Trustee selection methods

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The preservation and protection of good health among people, particularly but not exclusively men, including those who are retired, unemployed or have health problems, through the provision of facilities for hobbies, recreation or other leisure time occupations and helping with community-based projects.

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Due to continuing lockdown restrictions, for the first two months of this reporting period, members of the Den met online via Zoom each Thursday. From the beginning of June 2021, when lockdown restrictions were eased, members resumed meeting at the Den’s workshop and allotment in accordance with Government Covid19 requirements.

All trustees have read and have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

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)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

During the period of this report, in addition to making wooden items to sell at local fayres to help cover its running costs, the Den has been active in supporting local organisations by making items that benefit the community, notably:

  1. A wooden picnic bench for the Global Garden Project (a local environmental group).

  2. A garden bench for the Whitchurch Art Library gardening group. 3. A new hardwood cross for St Thomas Church in Birchgrove. 4. Repaired a planter for the Rhydypennau Hub.

In addition, the Den has also been in consultation with St Francis Primary School in Fairwater with a view to building outdoor wooden play structures for the pupils. Discussion also commenced with the garden team at Whitchurch Art Library about building them planters and other wooden items for the gardens around the library.

To make things more amenable and comfortable for members, more raised beds were constructed at our allotment and a pergola has been constructed to provide a covered area for our patio.

The Den has also benefited from generous donations from the local council, including a pop-up gazebo and material and equipment for our allotment, namely: 40 bags of compost, numerous fruit bushes, a new polytunnel, and walk-in fruit cage. Specsavers in Llanishen also presented us with a cheque for £200 following a fundraising even. We also received timber off-cuts from Keir Construction Plc.

To enable more people to benefit from membership of the Den, a trial was carried out during the final quarter of the reporting year, when the workshop was opened for new prospective members on Monday afternoons. Four people participated in that trial and three have become paid-up members and the Den will now continue to open on Monday afternoons. The Den will continue to encourage other people to join the Monday group

A trial was also undertaken at the same time to establish whether it was feasibility of opening the workshop on Thursday mornings just for practical work. However, it was decided that this was not financially sustainable and so it was decided not to continue with these Thursday morning sessions.

At the end of the reporting period, members were asked to complete a questionnaire to ascertain what they liked and disliked about the Den and what changes they like made. From the results of this survey we will focus on increasing our social activities, e.g. by identifying a comfortable venue in which to hold monthly social gathering of both the Monday and Thursday groups and arranging more away day outings. This will be balanced by more involvement in practical work that will benefit the community.

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Section E Financial review

We ensure that enough money is in our bank account to cover the cost of Brief statement of the our main overheads, i.e. rent and insurance. charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Our main sources of funding are members annual subscriptions, the sale of items made by members, money charged for community projects and donations. Cardiff Council has also been very supportive by purchasing certain items of equipment and materials.

Section F Other optional information

Because of the limited workshop space, it has not been possible to take on new Members for Thursday sessions. To address this, the trustees decided to open the workshop on Monday afternoons to allow for more people to join the Den Fliers have been placed on notice boards around the community and on local social media sites. We also intend creating our own Facebook page which should also encourage new members to join.

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) Mike Wright Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date

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The Den Men's Shed The Den Men's Shed The Den Men's Shed No (if any) No (if any) No (if any) CC16a
For the period
from		 Period start date
1st April 21		 To Period end date
31st March 22
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
300
453
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50
225
450
181
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1,709
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1,709
413
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276
260
80
749
275
220
2,273
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2,273
- 564
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2,594
2,030		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
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funds
to the nearest £
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to the nearest £
300
453
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1,709
413
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276
260
80
749
275
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2,273
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2,273
- 564		 Last year
to the nearest £
Subscriptions 300 550
Fund Raising 453 -
Sales 50 115
Bank Compensation 50 -
CommunityProjects 225 -
Donations 450 250
Social 181 -
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Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 1,709 915
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
915
Materials 413 198
Memorial Tree - 59
Insurance 276 219
Accommodation Rental 260 260
Alloment Rental 80 77
Equipment 749 -
Electric Heaters 275 -
Social 220 -
Errors and Omissions accepted 2
**Sub total ** 2,273 815
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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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
815
- 564 - - - 564 100
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2,594 - - 2,594 2,494
2,030 - - 2,030 2,594

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at 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
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Details
Details
Signature		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
2,030
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Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
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liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
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Print Name
Brian Long
Mike Wright		 Endowment
funds
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Endowment
funds
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Current value
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Current value
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
Brian Long
Mike Wright

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