## ## ## ## ## |||||||SORP reference|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary||ofthe purposes|||of|Para 1.17|To promote social inclusion
for the public| |the charity|||as set out|in its|||benefit by preventing
people particularly
but| |governing||document|||||not exclusively
men aged 18orover, within| ||||||||Downham
Market and the surrounding
area,| ||||||||from becoming
socially excluded,
relieving| ||||||||the needs ofthose people who are socially| ||||||||excluded
and assisting them to integrate
into| ||||||||society through
the provision offacilities
in| ||||||||which they can meet jointly or individually
to| ||||||||undertake
creative,
physical or recreational| ||||||||activities,
leam or pass on skills and| ||||||||knowledge
and support each other socially.| |Summary
activities||ofthe main
in relation to those||||Para 1.17and
119|Provision ofa meeting
places Iworkshops
in
which members
meet to socialise and carry| |purposes||for the public|||||out activities. These being primarily| |benefit,|in particular,|||the|||woodwork
and metal working. These range| |activities,||projects or||services|||from repair projects either forthe workshops| |identified||in the accounts.|||||orthe local community
to projects or items| ||||||||made to sell in the local community
to raise| ||||||||funds and publicise
DMMS activities 8| ||||||||attract new members.| |Statement|||confirming|||Para 1.18|In carrying
out DMMS's activities the| |whether|the trustees|||have|||trustees
have had regard to the Charities| |had regard|||to the guidance||||Commission
guidance
on public benefit.
In| |issued by||the Charity|||||particular
attracting
and supporting
members| |Commission|||on public||||who may otherwise
feel socially exduded
or| |benefit|||||||are looking for company
with like minded| ||||||||others. As well as our regular weekly| ||||||||opening sessions, we have held open days| ||||||||to invite the wider public to see and partake| ||||||||in our activities,
help raise funds and attract| ||||||||members.
DMMS has also supported
other| ||||||||charitable
groups
in providing
equipment.| ||||||||One instance
being wooden structures
to be| ||||||||used as "hedgehog
hotels", by the hedgehog| ||||||||trust.| ## |Contribution
volunteers|made|by|DNNS members are afi volunteers
giving
freely oftheir fime and expertise. As well as
supporting
each other asafriendship
group
and sharing expertise members
have also
made items forthe local community
and
h
new members settle into the
mu .| |---|---|---|---| ## |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charily,
identifying
the difi'erence the
charily's work has made to
the circumstances cfits
beneficiaries
and any wider
benefits tosociety as a
whole.|The pedod in question (2020-21)has
proved a major chafienge to DMMS primarily
due tothe Covid-19 pandemic and
associated
trictions on activities.
However,
DMMS continued
in its primary
purpose
in this period by ensuring
the
workshop was fully funcfional and in a sound
and sais condition forour members use,
induding
forthose members
who have| |---|---| ||mobfiity issues.| ||Members ofDINMS have cerned out street
litter dean-ups
ofthe local estate (Trafalgar
Estate) and wildlife area.
Members have also given assistance
in
making wooden~forjunior school's
technology tournaments.| ||One member ofDMMS donated a| ||dslibraator,
which is now inslafied near
DMMS's premises forthe public touse. It
has been used 3times in the last 12months.| ## |Review ofthe charity's|Review ofthe charity's||Para 1.21|Funds held in DMMS account at the end|Funds held in DMMS account at the end|of| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |financial
position at|the end|||the financial year {30June 2021)|totalled|| |ofthe period||||k9,077.93(Statement ofAccount|attached)|| |Statement
explaining|the||Para 1.22|Reserves held should cover all expected||/| |policy for holding reserves||||fixed outgoings
in the following 12months.||| |stating why they are|held|||Primarily
insurance
and operating
which are not expected to exceed|costs,
E1,000 in|| |||||any one year||| |Amount of reserves|held||Para 1.22|f9077.83at 30June 2021||| |Reasons for holding|zero||Para 1.22|N/A||| |reserves||||||| |Details offund materially||in|Para 1.24|N/A||| |deficit||||||| |Explanation
ofany|||Para 1.23|N/A||| |uncertainties
about|the|||||| |charity continuing
as a going||||||| |concern||||||| ## |Additional
|inform|at|ion|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||DMMS's principal sources offunding are|| ||||||grants from local businesses,
trusts,|| |The charity's
principal
sources offunds (including||||Para 1.47|community
support
and local government.
addition,
we rely on membership|In| |any fundraising)|||||subscriptions,
fund raising activities and|the| ||||||sale of items made by members
of DMMS.|| ||||||We are also in receipt ofdonations
from|| ||||||members
ofthe public and/or supporters|of| ||||||DMMS|| |Investment
policy and
objectives including
any||||Para C46|All investment
(primarily
for capital works or
purchases
ofequipment),
are made for the|| |social investment||policy|||purposes
ofenhancing,
adding to or|| |adopted|||||upgrading
existing
facilities.|| |Adescription ofthe principal
risks facing the charity|The principal
risk facing DMMS is in not
being able to bridge the gap between
income and expenditure.
In the last gnancial|The principal
risk facing DMMS is in not
being able to bridge the gap between
income and expenditure.
In the last gnancial| |---|---|---| ||year there was a deficit between
internally
generated
income (membership|| ||subscriptions
and sake) and expenditure
6367.However,
given a healthy balance|of| ||cerned forward of612,243and further|| ||donations
of61020,this was not a signilicant|| ||issue. In fact, DMMS was able tofund|| ||expenditure
of63636on buikfing and|| ||equipment
improvements
without
materially|| ||afliscfing its financial position and carried
forward a posidve balance of0678into the|| ||next financial year.|| ||However,
DMMS's primary financial|| ||objective isto be self-funding
and it will|| ||continue to provide facilities and|| ||opportunities
for it's members to achieve this|| ||objective.|| ||Asecondary
key risk istermination
ofthe|| ||lease on which DMMS premises ara|| ||slluated.
However, this nsk Isconsidered|| ||small as the land is teased ata peppercorn|| ||rent to DMMS by Eternity
Church (next door)
andas
nedlease
reementisin
lace|| ## |Description
ofcharity's|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |trusts:|||||| |Type ofgoverning
document
(trust deed, ro el chaner||Para C25|DMMS's primary
governing
document
Constitution|is its|| |How is the charity||Para 1.25|||| |constituted?|||CIQ||| |(e.g unincorporated|||||| |association,
CIO)|||||| |Trustee selection methods||Para 1.25|||| |including
details of any|||Election to post at an AGM. Minimum||| |constitutional
provisions e.g.
election to post or name of|||number ofTrustees at any one time is
the maximum
12.1/3 oftrustees
retire|3and
and /|| |any person or body entitled|||orare re-elected each year.||| |to appoint one or more|||(Full details
in the constitution)||| |trustees|||||| |Additional
information|||||| |Policies and procedures|||Trustees are selected on the basis of||| |adopted for the inducbon
training oftrustees|and|Para 1.51|interest and contribution
they can make
DMMS objectives and activities|to|| |The charity's
organisational
structure
and any wider||Para 1.51|Day to day management
and organisation
carried out by Committee
Members elected||is| |network
with which the|||annually
at the AGM||| |charity works|||||| |Relationship
with any related||Para 1.51|DMMS is a member of UK Men's Shed||| |parties||||||