Period start date Period end date Day 1 Month 4 Year 2024 Day 31 Month 3 Year 2025
## Section A
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
**To**
**From**
## Reference and administration details
**Charity name** The Den Men’s Shed The Den **Other names charity is known by** ’ The Den Men s Shed Rhiwbina **Registered charity number (if any)** 1184937 **Charity's principal address** Canolfan Beulah Pantbach Road Rhiwbina, Cardiff **Postcode** CF14 6LT
**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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||John Rackham|Secretary||Charitytrustees|
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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**
**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
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods Appointed by Trustees
- (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’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**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
## **Objectives and activities**
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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During the reporting year the following initiatives have helped preserve and protect the good health of our members:
1. We were successful in obtaining a grant of £1,500 from the company Viridor which enabled us to purchase new tools and equipment, including a thicknesser, PAT Tester, and various tools and fixings.
2. Following a decision to open our workshop for an extra day each week, five applicants from our waiting list joined the Den. Our current membership now stands at 22.
3. We ran stalls at several events during the year, including festivals and fetes held in Tongwynlais, Radyr, Whitchurch and two in Rhiwbina. Proceeds from the sale of items we sold have helped cover our overheads costs.
4. We participated for a second year in a local raft race on the River Taff which helped members develop design, construction and teambuilding skills while raising £558 for Cardiff City Hospice.
**Summary of the main** 5. Following the appointment of a Social Secretary, day trips have
**activities undertaken for the** been organised, including visits to the Penderyn Distillery and the
**public benefit in relation to** Millenium Centre which has help foster a sense of camaraderie
**these objects (include within** amongst members.
**this section the statutory** 6. We continue to help the local community through our community
**declaration that trustees have** projects which included: making and installing three picnic
**had regard to the guidance** benches for the Ty Hafan charity, planters for a Cardiff primary
**issued by the Charity** school and refurbishing a wooden bench at our local community
**Commission on public** Hub.
**benefit)**
7. A First Aid course was arranged for members which has resulted in them being awarded certificates. This will be of great benefit to the Den should there be an accident in our workshop.
8. Members continue to benefit from the social sessions on a Monday morning which have included presentations by visiting speakers, on subjects such as mental health and staying safe online. Members also give talks themselves, such as the one on ‘photography in the dark’ which helps improve their confidence and public speaking skills.
9. Conscious of the need create an environment free from abuse and neglect, we have prepared and adopted a Safeguarding Policy.
All trustees have read and have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
## Section D
## Achievements and performance
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## Section D
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
## Achievements and performance
Our participation in the local raft raised resulted in us raising £558 sponsorship money for Cardiff City Hospice and being awarded the runners up cup for the second year in succession.
We were awarded a grant of £1,500 from the company Viridor under their Project Green Funding scheme. The money is being spent on new tools and equipment for our workshop.
We have decided to open our workshop on Wednesdays as well as Thursdays which enabled us to take on five new members who now benefit from the friendship and camaraderie the Den has to offer.
Seven members of the Den successfully completed a first aid course for which they were awarded ‘First Aid at Work’ certificates. This will be of great benefit to the Den if, in the event, there is an accident in our workshop.
At the recommendation of the UK Men’s Shed Association, we have prepared and adopted a formal ‘Safeguarding Policy’ which should help ensure members are protected against abuse and neglect.
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## **Section E**
## **Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
We ensure that enough money is in our bank account to cover the cost of our main overheads, i.e. rent and insurance and to purchase expensive items such as the woodturning lathe we acquired. We have also set up a reserve account with a minimum deposit of £1,000.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
Our main sources of funding are members annual subscriptions, the sale You **may choose** to include of items made by members, money charged for community projects, additional information, where grants and donations. 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**
## **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)** Michael Wright **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc) Date 25 September 2025**
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||**Charity Name**
**The Den Men's Shed**|**Charity Name**
**The Den Men's Shed**|**Charity Name**
**The Den Men's Shed**|**No (if any)**
**1184937**|**No (if any)**
**1184937**|**No (if any)**
**1184937**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**
**from**|**1st April2024**|**To**||**31st March 2025**|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**1,100**
**854**
**604**
**1,500**
**385**
**558**
**-**
**5**
**5,006**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,006**
**728**
**394**
**450**
**898**
**642**
**668**
**30**
**48**
**612**
**4,470**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,470**
**536**
**-**
**1,797**
**2,333**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**1,100**
**854**
**604**
**1,500**
**385**
**558**
**-**
**5**
**5,006**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,006**
**728**
**394**
**450**
**898**
**642**
**668**
**30**
**48**
**612**
**4,470**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,470**
**536**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|Subscriptions|**1,100**||||||**200**|
|Sales|**854**||||||**854**|
|CommunityProjects|**604**||||||**435**|
|Donations|**1,500**||||||**20**|
|Social|**385**||||||**22**|
|Raft Race Sponsorship|**558**||||||**1,201**|
|BBC Visit|**-**||||||**88**|
|Bank Interest|**5**||||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**5,006**||||||**2,820**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||||
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Accommodation Rental|**728**||||||**728**|
|Insurance|**394**||||||**356**|
|Allotment|**450**||||||**-**|
|Equipment|**898**||||||**807**|
|Materials and tools|**642**||||||**304**|
|Social|**668**||||||**437**|
|UKMSA Subscription|**30**||||||**30**|
|Fairs attendance fees|**48**||||||**45**|
|Raft Race / Hospice|**612**||||||**1,155**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**4,470**||||||**3,862**|
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|**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_**||||||||
||||||||**3,862**|
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||**536**|**-**|**-**||
**536**||**- 1,042**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**1,797**|**-**|**-**||**1,797**||**2,839**|
||**2,333**|**-**|**-**||**2,333**||**1,797**|
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**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))
Bank Accounts
**Details**
**Details**
Equipment and tools.
**Details**
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**2,333**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,333**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
John Gravelle|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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||||OK|
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**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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**(optional)**|
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**(optional)**|
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||||Date of
approval|
|||John Gravelle|25/09/2025|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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