2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/04/2024 Period start date To 31/03/2025 Period end date

Charity name: WEYBRIDGE MEN`S SHED

Charity registration number: 1187384

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people (particularly but not exclusively older men) within the Weybridge and immediate surrounding area, from being socially excluded. To relieve the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society through the provision of facilities in which they can meet to undertake, jointly or individually, creative, physical and/or recreational activities, learn or pass on skills and knowledge and support each other socially. The term socially excluded in the context of these Objects 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, physical or mental ill health.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Granting of charitable payments to assist individuals and organisations within the defined area of benefit.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees have had full regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

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SORP reference Policy on grant making Para 1.38

Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	See attached report.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of theperiod	Para 1.21	See attached report.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The charity does not have a designated policy on reserves.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	See accounts
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	None
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	None

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution dated 15thFebruary 2020
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Co-opted by Board of Trustees. Elected by Members.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	WEYBRIDGE MEN`S SHED
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1187384
Charity’s principal address	CHURCHFIELD ALLOTMENTS, CURZON ROAD, WEYBRIDGE, KT13 8UN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	M Law	Chair		Board
	J Stephens	Trustee		Board
	M O`Sullivan	Trustee		Board
	P Lonergan	Trustee		Board
	C Walker	Trustee		Board

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets None held in this capacity

Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for None safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

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

WEYBRIDGE MEN'SSHED April 2024- f4ar¢h 2025 During the year attendances at the Shed increased by 14Wa over the previous year. Attendees are typically, but not exclusively, older men in retirement looking for social connections and/or pursuit of an interest in woodworking and doing "somethingfor the community". Shed sessions are held on Wednesday, Thursday 8nd Friday afternoons. This significantly limits opportunities for those in full time employment to attend the Shed. Trustees are aware that the increasing weekday attendances and enquiries about the possibility of sessions outside normal working hours confirms the value and attraction of the Shed in the Weybridge and surrounding community. If and when suitable sessiori overseers become regularly available Trustees will arrange additional shed Sessions. In recognition of the strong community support for the Shed, each year the Shed aims to complete a "signature community project" This year that project was the completion of the 4"Listening Benches" in conjunction with S8marit8ns. These unique benches designed by the Shed, are to be installed in public parks in 4 Ioc81 Boroughs. During the year the Shed progressed its environment objective5. With the benetit of financial contributions from Elmbridge Borough Council and Weybridge Land Charity Icharity #2002701 the gravity based rainwater capture and storage system was completed making untreated r8inw8ter water available to allotment holders in place of treated city water. The collection of donated tools and materials is a regular and important activity of the Shed. These donations are 8 Vltal source of additional or replacement tools for the Shed, and those tools collected that are not retained at the Shed are a source of supply to WorkAid (Charity # 10415741 for refurbishment and onward to projects, typically in Africa. The Shed facilities are made available to other community groups at no cost to those groups. The predominant use is as a formal meeting venue. For the coming year, the Shed objectives remain largely unchanged from previous years. Primarily. to continue to increase attendances while progressing the proposal to add additional sessions, and to further develop the income of the Shed through paid commissions an sales ot items made by Shedders.

Total receipts during the year were £9,560.54, down from £12,876 the previous year. primarily as result of reduced Grants and a 30% reduction in sales income. Although Insurance costs increased following a revaluation of the Shed and Contents, during the year overall expenses reduced by 53% to £7.462.83 primarily due to the building works having been completed and a reduction in expenditure on new and replacement togling and equipment. Starting with an opening balance of £221.88. at the end of the year the cash balance had increased to É2.319.59. That balance includes the retained interest free unsecured loan of £2,000 obtained in 2024 in order to accommodate V8riations in monthly cash balances. Trustees expect the financial position in the coming year to be broadly similar to the current year, but with the possible addition of projects which are contemplated on a self-funding bas18, and with the possibility of increased product sales and local community grants to contribute to operating costs. MJLLW Chair of Truslee8 12 October2025

I CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WAIES EYBRIDGE MEN'S SHED Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forth8 period Irom 01.04.24 31.03.202S Section A Receipts and payments Unrestri¢ted funds Restricted lunds Endowment t￿ndS Total funds Last yEar tothk r￿r￿t to r•aro$t£ to ￿¥rE¥l £ lothp È to th• Mar•st £ A1 Recel Gran16 and awrds tknnations Com￿ssIon6 & sa 5.750 1.68d 2.291 7Z 5,750 1.023 3.693 2.29f Loan Sub éotallGross income lorARI 9.797 14,876 A2 Asset and invostment 88188,18è0 lable Sub tot81 9,797 9,797 14,076 A3P8 m8nt& Shgd building5 & ￿her GOTrsltuct￿n cosls wOrt(s￿ tbnations Project ex[W￿lt￿l & IT exppn6g5 L9gal & profe$sion31 lees 937 1.653 200 $72 $12 300 733 733 294 Sundry x￿n$￿S Gr¥nt r9paiJ 8QO Sub total 15,91 A4 Asset and illyestrnent purchases, 15Èe table) Sub total 7,6¥9 15,91 Net0fre¢elptsl￿ymÈnl$J A5 Transfer5 between funds A6 Casth funds last yearend Cash funds this year end 2,098 2,098 1.041 222 222 1.264 222 2.320 2.320 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 051111202S

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrictod funds to £ Restricted funds tonMr••i e Endowment lund5 tv npareBt £ Categories Details 81 Cash funds C￿￿￿t Account Z.32D Totalca5h funds 2,320 Unyestrfcted funds to n8ar8sl £ R6stt1ct8d fund$ Endowment funds to r￿reSt £ Det?ils CLYr•nt Details B3 Investmentassets F￿￿tOwN¢haG6Qt ¢wrert v&1 loMII DÈtallg Buihjings & Infraslructurg expgnthiur¢ 04 Assets retained for the charity's own us¢ ihresiracied fjI301 Det3ils lIa￿lIty r•lJtes LhrtslfiGled 85 Llabllltles Siyned by one Iru61ees on behall of all the ttU$19es nature Print N8ff Oate of approval CCXX R2 aGcoun16 (SSI 0511112025