## ## ## |Objecti|v|es and|Activ|itie|s|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||SORP reference|||| |Summary||ofthe purposes||of|Para 1.17|Men in Sheds are community
spaces for men||| |the charity as set out|||in its|||to connect, converse and create. Our||| |governing||document||||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|At the beginning
of2022 our trustees signed an
agreement
with Letchworth
Heritage
Foundation||| |purposes
for the public
benefit,
in particular,
the
activities, projects or services
identified
in the accounts.||||||to have use ofpremises at Standalone
Farm
in
Letchworth,
Hertfordshire.
This agreement
(termed a License to Occupy) gives us use oftwo
ex-farm shed rooms and access to an electricity
supply free ofcost —providing
we undertake||| |||||||occasional jobs in return.||| |||||||By taking on these premises
and undertaking||a| |||||||rolling programme
ofnecessary
clean-up,||| |||||||maintenance
and fit-out jobs beginning
in April||| |||||||2022, we have been able to bring a number|of|| |||||||our volunteer
members
together on a regular||| |||||||weekly basis since around
April 2022 for the|very|| |||||||first time, towards our common
purpose.||| |||||||Our volunteer
members
are mostly retired and||| |||||||bring with them skills and experience gained|over|| |||||||lifetimes.
Everyone
is welcome and we regularly||| |||||||receive enquiries
from interested
individuals|and|| |||||||community
groups. We have taken on several||| |||||||new individual
members
during 2022.||| |||||||We are working
towards the fit-out ofa||| |||||||workshop,
complete
with (mainly) woodworking||| |||||||machinery,
power and hand tools. Though we||| |||||||are still a little way from achieving
this, our||| |||||||charity objectives offighting social isolation and||| |||||||loneliness
are substantially
being met by our||| |||||||regular weekly working
meetings
and being||| |||||||engaged
on the various fit-out jobs.||| ||||||In March 2022 our members
were given the| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||opportunity
to repay towards our License to| ||||||Occupy by way ofworking to erect a large| ||||||Polytunnel
at Standalone
Farm that will be used| ||||||by the Greencare at Norton
Community
Interest| ||||||Company
(CIC), enabling
them to expand their| ||||||therapeutic
gardening
project, for the benefit of| ||||||their members.| |Statement||confirming||Para 1.18|We have three trustees.
Ail are members
and| |whether|the trustees||have||have been trustees since we registered as a CIO| |had regard||to the guidance|||charity
In 2020.| |issued
by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit|||||We continue
to operate
in our charities best
interests
and manage
its resources
with care and
to the best ofour ability.| ## |Achievements
and|Per|formance|| |---|---|---|---| |||SORP reference|| ||||We obtained
first-time
premises
in February| ||||2022.| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity,
identifying
the difference the
charity's
work has made to
'the cli'cul11s'tances
of Its||Para 1.20|Members
have together invested
their time and
effort in the regular weekly sessions towards
renovating,
building
and fixing the interior and
exterior ofour premises. These sessions are
substantially
meeting
our charity objectives of
fighting social isolation and loneliness.
Some| |beneficiaries
and any wider|||members
benefit by sharing a common
purpose| |benefits to society as a|||that reduces loneliness
and isolation,
whilst| |whole.|||others benefit from the camaraderie.| ||||We have been fortunate
to have taken significant| ||||public donations
of machinery
and tools that will| ||||benefit our members
in our startup workshop.| ||||We have continued
to take on new members| ||||during 2022. Almost
all now return week after| ||||week for the jobs we still have to do and to enjoy| ||||social interaction
8 chats over tea and biscuitsl| |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||Para 1.41|| ## ## |||||||||During 2022, The Co-op were very generous|During 2022, The Co-op were very generous|to| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||provide
two grants totalling f3683towards||| |||||||||benches,
machinery
and tools.||| |||||||||Also very generous were the Hertfordshire||| |||||||||Community
Foundation
who initially granted||us| |||||||||f5183to replace the concrete floor in our||| |||||||||premises. The Letchworth
Heritage
Foundation||| |||||||||did, however,
come forward to do this work|at|| |||||||||their own cost and the Hertfordshire
Community||| |||||||||Foundation
were gracious
in allowing
us to||| |||||||||repurpose
their grant towards the many||| |||||||||essentials
needed towards the opening
ofour||| |||||||||Men's Shed.||| |||||||||The Freemasons
have made a significant||| |||||||||unrestricted
donation
to our group ofF600 in||| |||||||||2022.||| |||||||||We have also received some member donations||| |||||||||and member
subscription
payments
during|the|| |||||||||last year.||| |||||||||A significant
amount ofthe grants received|in|| |||||||||2022 are earmarked
for spend
in projects||| |||||||||continuing
into 2023.||| |||||||||Opening
balance at 31/12/2021 was F351.04||| |||||||||Closin
Balance at 31/12/2022 is P9,545.37||| |Statement||explaining|||the||Para 1.22|We do not hold reserves.||| |policy for holding||||reserves||||||| |statin|wh||the|are|held|||||| |Amount|of|reserves|||held||Para 1.22|The cash in our community
bank account is||| |||||||||E9,545.37||| |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|We do not pay for rent, rates, utilities, services or||| |uncertainties|||about the|||||have any payroll costs and so not anticipate||| |charity|continuing|||as a going||||financial
liabilities
arising.||| |concern||||||||Our fixed costs in 2023 will be covered
by grants||| |||||||||and donations
received.||| |||||||||Variable costs in 2023 will be covered
partly||by| |||||||||grants and by member subscriptions.||| |||||||||The trustees
will follow budget
planning
for|2023|| |||||||||to ensure finances remain
under control.||| |investment||policy|and|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |objectives including
any
social investment
policy||||Para 1.46||||| |adopted||||||||| |A description||ofthe principal|||Finding volunteers
within
our charity to share the|||| |risks facing||the charity||Para 1.46|day-to-day
workload ofgeneral
admin
and
specific tasks like fundraising
and budget||more|| ||||||planning
is a constant headache. These|areas||| ||||||usually
fall to one or two individuals
who|are||| ||||||likely become overloaded.|||| ||||||We have the minimum
three trustees
and||have|| ||||||been unsuccessful
in attracting
any more||from|| ||||||our own membership.
If, for any reason,|any of||| ||||||the existing three is unable to participate,||we|| ||||||won't be able to function.
Our AGM is due||shortly|| ||||||and we hope to attract new volunteer
trustees.|||| ||||||We receive regular enquiries
from other|||| ||||||community
groups and individuals
wanting||to join|| ||||||our group. We will organise our opening|times to||| ||||||accommodate
as many persons
in daily and|||| ||||||morning/afternoon
sessions as possible but it's|||| ||||||very likely space to operate
in will become||a|| ||||||problem. We intend to approach
the managers|||of| ||||||our premises
with a view discussing
use|of||| ||||||adjoining
farm rooms that we may expand||into.|| |tructure|,|Governance||and Management||||| |Description||of charity's|||We have no trusts.|||| |trusts:||||||||| |Type of governing|||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 and|||| |including
details ofany
constitutional
provisions e.g.|||||by our membership,
in line with our CIO
Constitution.|||| |election to post or name of||||||||| |any person||or body entitled||||||| |to appoint|one or||more|||||| |trustees||||||||| ## ## ## ## ## ## ## |Recei ts and|a ments accounts| |---|---| |For the period
from|To| ||||0.00||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Total receipts|||||||| ||||||'|57t.88|| |||||||888.88|| |Small tools(~)|||||||0.06| |R'epairs and|renewah||||||| |Refreshments|8 chaning||||||| |||0.00|0.00||||| |Subscripbons|||||||| |Sundry||0.00|0.00||||| |||0.00|||||| ||||||||0.66| |||Q.QG|0.00|''..|:.|' 6„89|| |||8.88|:,8tt0|||8tl8|| |Totai payments|||:,:::-::-':::**::**,
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'|~yliii|||| |Net ofreceipts/(payments)|||||||| |Transfers betseen funds||0.00|0.00||||| |Cash funds|iast year end||||;85%',8||| |Cash funds|this year end||||||| ## |W
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~|~|~ ~|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Unrestricted||||Total current|| |||||funds||||Pe)1od|| |Cash funds||||trt nearest|R|tcnearest|F|tothe nearest s|| |Current account|||||||0.00||| |Deposit account|||||0.00||0.00||| |Cash|||||0.00||||| |Total cash funds|||||||||| |(agree sciences with receipts and payments|acccunt(s))||||||||| |Other monetary assets|||||||||| |Stocks/goods
for sale|||||||||| |Debtors|||||||||| |Investment
assets|||||||||| |Assets retained for the Shed's|||||||||| |owrt use|||||||||| |Buildings|||||0.00||||| |Large items ofmachinery||||165.00||||488'og|| |Power tools||||565.00|||||| |Hand tools||||100.00|||||| |Other assets||||100.00|||||| |Liabilities|||||||||| |Trade creditors|||||||||| |Accrued expenses|||||||||| |Signed by one ortwo trustees on behalf|||||||||| |ofall the trustees||Slg|I'e|||Print Name|||Date ofapproval|