2021-12-31-accounts

						SORP reference
Summary		of the purposes			of	Para 1.17	Men in Sheds are community spaces for men
the charity as set out govel'ning 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 is so often lost after
							retirement.
Summary activities		ofthe main in relation to those				Para 1.17and 1.19	This reporting period covers the very complicated Pandemic period through stay-at-
purposes benefit,	for the public in particular, the						home orders and various national lockdowns that only began to be removed later in 2021.
activities, services accoun'ts.		projects identified	or in	the			in October 2020 some members joined a Zoom meeting with Heritage Foundation execs to see ifthey would help us find premises. The
							discussion was very promising at the time.
							IN October 8, December 2020 and into January
							2021,we followed up promising leads on vacant
							premises belonging to a) Altro on Works Road,
							Letchworth, b) the Stonegate Pub Group behind the 3.Horseshoes Pub, Norton and c)a privately
							owned property in Hitchin. None ultimately
							proved viable.
							In December 2020 our Secretary 8 Trustee
							Astrid Hansen and our Trustee Frank Turner
							both resigned. We now have only the minimum
							3trustees.
							ln March 2021 we held our first members Zoom
							meeting (our first meeting since before
							lockdown).
							We continue to be recipients ofdonated tools
							and machinery which are stored in our garage
							lockup.
							in April 2021 some members meet with The
							Heritage Foundation (the Heritage) at
							Standalone Farm. We' re offered very small
							unsuitable remises. In Ma we meet a ain and

					are offered 2 ex-farm buildings. Whilst requiring
					considerabie work, they are just viable. A
					License to Occupy document was given to us in
					June.
					in June 2021 we hold our first face-to-face
					meeting for members comfortable with meeting
					together. We discuss Standalonbe Farm and
					issues raised are fed back to the Heritage.
					Issues over Standalone premises are discussed
					with the Heritage between June and December
					2021 with a revised and acceptable License to
					Occupy document received in December 2021
					which we expect to sign and return the same
					month.
					During this reporting period, we lose members
					but gain new members. Overall, we drop from
					around 25 down to 15.We have not actively
					sought new members. From time to time we do
					receive requests from locai GP Link Workers
					and other community organisation to take
					persons who couid benefit from attending our
					group. Sofar, we have responded to delay any
					partnership, until we have an operational group.
					Membership subscriptions that have been
					suspended for the duration ofthe Pandemic
					remain suspended.
Statement		confirming		Para 1.18	Our normal meeting period was monthly up to
whether	the trustees		have		Covid lockdown in March 2020. Since then, we
had regard		to the guidance			have infrequent Zoom meetings.
issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit					Trustees continued to stay in touch and occasionally met oniine or in person infrequently as lockdown restrictions changed and allowed.
					Members have been 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

chievements and	Per	formance
		SORP reference
			l etchworth Men in Sheds	achieved	registered
			status as CIO on 10'" March 2020.
Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity, identifying the difference the		Para 1.20	Our charitable status was key to the Heritage Foundation entering into discussions with us about premises and making us an offer.
charity's work has made the circumstances of its	to		Lockdowns have severely restricted our activities to a couple ofonline meetings and one
beneficiaries and any wider			face-to-face meeting.
benefits to society as a
whole.			Members are still remarkably keen to see			our
			project running and have	been generally
			supportive ofthe Heritage	Foundation offer of
			premises at Standalone Farm, despite work
			needed.
			Our group has attempted	to stay in-touch		by
			email, a newsletter and one-to-one		member
			vlslts wherl restl Ictlons allowed.
dditional information	(optional)
ou ma choose to include further statements			where relevant about:
Achievements against		Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance offundraising
activities against objectives set		Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives
Other

											During this reporting period, we have received	During this reporting period, we have received
											F311.99 by way of member donations and	a
											kindly donation ofF200 from the Masonic
											Charitable Foundation.
											Opening balance at 31/10/2020 was f136.00
											Closin Balance at 31/12/2021 is8351.04
Statement			explaining					the		Para 1.22	We do not hold reserves by policy.
policy for holding					reserves
statin	wh			the	are		held
Amount		of	reserves				held			Para 1.22	The cash in our community bank account is F351.04
Reasons		for holding					zero			Para 1.22
reserves
Oetails	offund materially								in	Para 1.24
deficit
Explanation				ofany						Para 1.23	Financially, whilst we have no premises or
uncertainties				about			the				associated running costs, our group will not
charity	continuing					as a going					become insolvent.
concern											We look forward to the imminent signing ofa
											License to Occupy that will give us premises to
											operate from. However, we know that a lot	of
											effort will be needed to make the premises
											suitable.
											We already know that suitable insurance will be
											needed before we can operate and an electricity
											supply with lighting and power sockets will	be
											needed but at a cost, we don't have an estimate
											for. Also, we don't yet know what other costs will
											arise from these premises.
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The charity's				principal							This reporting period covers the main pandemic
sources		of	funds		(including						lockdown when member subscriptions were
any fundraising)										Para 1.47	suspended. During this period, we gained other funds and did not seek grants, since	no we
											had no expenditure to support.
											In July 2021 we were invited to apply for a	grant
											from the Co-op foundation. This we did. Pleased
											to say, a first half year payment will be due	in
											April 2022, with a second in October 2022.
											n/a
Investment				policy		and
objectives including any social investment policy										Para 1.46
acloptecl
A description				ofthe			principal				Loss of interest from members leads to collapse
risks facing				the charity							in member numbers before we can get our
										Para 1.46	project up and running at Standalone Farm. If
											this happens with a loss of interest from
											trustees, it will be hard to maintain focus.

tructure, Governance	and Ilana	gement
Description ofcharity*s		VVe have no	trusts.
trusts:
Type of governing document	Para 1.25	Constitution	ofa Charitabie			Incorporated
		Organisation		(CIO)	with voting		members	other
		than its charit		trustees.
How is the charity	Para 1.25	CIO
constituted'?
Trustee selection methods		All our trustees are			volunteers,		elected from and
including details ofany constitutional provisions e.g.		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
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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

es	ofthe charity t	rustees who ma	nage the charity
	Trustee name	Office (ifany)	Dates acted ifnot forwhole year	Name ofperson (or body) entitled to a oint trustee ifan )
1	Peter Hill	Chair		Membership
2	Mike Elsdon	Membership		Membership
3	Neill Withington	Treasurer		Membership

			Unrestrioted
			funds
Asset and investment		sales
Sate ofassets
Sate of inveshnents
			0.96
Tot8I p8yments
Net ofreseiptsf(paymentsj
Transfers between	funds
Cash funds last	year	end	136.GO
Cash funds this	year	end