2020-10-30-accounts

						SORP reference
Summary		ofthe purposes			of	Para 1.17	Men in Sheds are community spaces for men
the charity as set out governing document				in its			to connect, converse and create. Our Letchworth Shed aims to reduce loneliness and isolation for primarily older and often
							retired men by developing that sense of
							personal identity, and purpose and restoring
							the camaraderie which isso often lost after
							retirement.
Summary activities		ofthe main in relation to those				Para 1.17and 1.19	This reporting period began with collection of donated tools from our Camden Shed friends
purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.							and group meetings to identify leads on potential premises. By early March 2020, we were close to an agreement to use a portakabin on site at a local community organisation we had a relationship with. However, by the middle of March 2020, the Covid lockdown brought
							everything to a standstill.
							Later in 2020, as some restrictions were eased,
							there was a general reluciance to use online
							meeting technology. We did try a couple of
							meetings with some success but we had little to
							dIscuss.
							We continued to receive tool donations and
							individually, some members met for mutual
							support. We did receive enquiries from other
							local community groups including GP Link
							workers enquiring about placement oftheir
							service users when restrictions would allow. We
							also regularly received new member enquiries—
							evidence ofa need for our group's potential—
							that were filed for our restart.
							This situation largely persisted through to the
							end (and beyond) ofthis reporting period.
							Membership subscriptions were suspended for
							the duration as no benefit was being afforded to
							members.

Statement	confirming			Para 1.18	Our normal meeting period was monthly	up to	up to
whether the trustees		have			Covid lockdown in March 2020. After March,
had regard to the guidance					face-to-face member meetings stopped.
issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit					Trustees continued to stay in touch and occasionally met online or in person infrequently as lockdown restrictions changed
					and allowed. Members were contacted by		email
					occasionally.
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				SORP reference
Policy on	grant making			Para 1.38
Policy on	social investment			Para 1.38
including	program related
investment
				Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
Other
Achievements and			Performance
				SORP reference
					Letchworth Men in Sheds achieved registered
					status as CIO on 10~ March 2020.
Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its				Para 1.20	Our new status was to be the legal entity that would allow us to seek a rental or other legal agreement for premises to operate from. Unfortunately, the 2020 pandemic restrictions closed all face-to-face meetings, almost all discussions and halted most group activity.
beneficiaries and any		wider
benefits to society as		a			During this reporting period we managed		a
whole.					couple of outdoor committee meetings, an
					online meeting to discuss premises with	the
					largest local community property landlord		and
					followed two property leads that eventually
					came to nothing.
					Our group has attempted to stay in-touch		via
					email, a one-off newsletter and one-to-one
					member visits when restrictions allowed.

inanc	i	al Review	al Review	al Review
Review		ofthe charity's				Para 1.21	At the start ofCovid lockdown, member
financial position of the period			at	the end			subscriptions were suspended and, as we had no premises and no direct expenditure, finances for the reporting period have not
							changed from beginning to end.
Statement explaining				the		Para 1.22	We have very minimal reserves that reflects the
policy for holding stating why they			reserves are held				fact we have little expenditure since we do not manage premises and have few incidental costs, beyond the occasional community group
							subscription.
Amount		ofreserves		held		Para 1.22	Our reserve is the total ofcash in gur
							community bank account i.e., E13$
Reasons		for holding		zero		Para 1.22	n/a
reserves
l3etails	offund materially				in	Para 1.24	n/a
deficit
Explanation ofany						Para 1.23	Financially, whilst we have no premises or
uncertainties about				the			associated running costs, our group will not
charity concern	continuing		as a going				become insolvent. We perhaps have a small concern that membership may dwindle over
							lockdown period and beyond, as members find
							other priorities and may not return as
							restrictions are lifted. We are however confident
							ofcontinued interest in what we have to offer
							long term and expect that will attract new
							members (particularly as the challenges of
							lockdown have brought new isolation and
							challenges for many, who we believe will now
							seek us out).

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The charity's		principal		This reporting period covers the main pandemic
sources offunds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47				lockdown when we member subscriptions suspended. During this period, we gained other funds and did not seek grants, since		were no we
				had no ex enditure to su ort.
				n/a
Investment		policy and
objectives including any social investment policy			Para 1.46
adopted
A description		of the principal		Inability to find	premises from which to operate
risks facing		the charity	Para 1.46	will, ifcontinued, lead to loss of interest from existing members and a significant decline in
				ambition from trustees as well as members.			We
				look forward to	businesses and groups
				beginning to return to some normality during
				2021 which will	support our search for
				premises.
Other

Description of charity's		We have no	trusts.
trusts:
Type ofgoverning document	Para 1.25	Constitution	ofa Charitable		Incorporated
		Organisation	(CIO) with	voting		members	other
		than its chari	trustees.
How is the charity	Para 1.25	CIO
constituted?
Trustee selection methods	Para 1.25	All our trustees are volunteers,				elected	from
including details of any constitutional provisions e.g.		and by our membership, Constitution.		in	line	with our	CIO
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees

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

mes	ofthe charity t	rustees who ma	nage the ch	arity
	Trustee name	Office (ifany)	Dates acted	ifnot for whale year	Name ofperson (orbody) entitled to a oint trustee ifan
1	Peter Hill	Chair			Membership
2	Mike Elsdon	Membership			Membership
3	Neill Withington	Treasurer	06/02/2020	onwards	Membership

Name oftrustees holding	title to	property belonging to the	charity
Trustee name		Dates acted ifnot for whole	ear
Funds held as custodian		trustees on behalf ofothers
Description of the assets		None
held in this capaciiy
Name and objects ofthe		n/a
charity on whose behalf	the
assets are held and how	this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Details ofarrangements	for	n/a
safe custody and
segregation ofsuch assets
from the charity's own
assets