
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 1[st] April 2023   T o                                31[st] March 2024** 

**Charity name:  Evesham Men In Sheds (EMiS) Charity registration number:  1188469** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**To promote social inclusion for the public**<br>**benefit by preventing generally older (but**<br>**not exclusively older) people residing in**<br>**Evesham and surrounding areas, from**<br>**becoming socially excluded, relieving the**<br>**needs of those people who are socially**<br>**excluded and assisting them to integrate**<br>**into society by providing a place and**<br>**facilities where they can meet others and**<br>**undertake creative, recreational or**<br>**physical activities, learn and pass on**<br>**skills, gain confidence and support each**<br>**other socially and mentally.**<br>**For the purpose of this clause "socially**<br>**excluded" means being excluded from**<br>**society, or parts of society, as a result of**<br>**one of more of the following factors:**<br>**loneliness, isolation, unemployment;**<br>**financial hardship; old age; mental ill**<br>**health; poor educational or skills**<br>**attainment; bereavement or relationship**<br>**and family breakdown.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**EMiS provides a physical space, tools**<br>**and equipment, encouragement and**<br>**training to carry out various activities**<br>**such as small woodworking projects,**<br>**community projects, gardening and**<br>**social activities. Catchment area is**<br>**Evesham and surrounding areas.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have had regard to the**<br>**guidance issued by the Charity**<br>**Commission on public benefit whilst**<br>**making their decisions.  An example of**<br>**this is where we have built an extension**<br>**to the shed to allow more members to**<br>**join.**|



## **Achievements and Performance** 

SORP reference 



||Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**During the year plans for the extension**<br>**were started and it is progressing well.**<br>**This will allow us to take on some new**<br>**members.**<br>**This year a poly tunnel was erected and**<br>**has been successfully producing**<br>**vegetables.  The allotments have not**<br>**been very good, mainly due to the bad**<br>**weather.**<br>**The workshops have produced some**<br>**good results with a mixture of furniture**<br>**and carving.**<br>**We now have two colonies of bees which**<br>**produced a total of 45lbs of honey.**<br>**We have had a couple of barbecues**<br>**which were well attended.**|
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|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|**We currently have a membership of 20**<br>**with 14 attending regularly.  The**<br>**membership has dropped slightly over**<br>**the year with a couple of members**<br>**moving out of the area.**|





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**We had a surplus over the year of £4,100,**<br>**however £3,000 was due to a one-off**<br>**grant from Evesham Town Council.  We**<br>**ended the year with a balance of £6,748,**<br>**however finishing off the extension will**<br>**require approximately £2,000**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**EMiS does not have a reserves policy**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£0**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**EMiS has no long-term financial**<br>**commitments.  The shed is rented on an**<br>**annual agreement with the landlord**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**None**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**No uncertainties**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Membership session fees, donations and**<br>**grants**|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**EMiS does not make investments**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**The land the shed is built on is**<br>**earmarked for housing development.  The**<br>**developer currently has farm land to**<br>**build on.**|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:||**None**|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees are selected and approved by**<br>**the existing trustees.**|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|**Evesham Men in Sheds**|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|**N/A**|
|Registered charity number|**1188469**|
|Charity’s principal address|**Evesham Men in Sheds**<br>**CORNMILL ROAD**<br>**EVESHAM**<br>**WR11 2LL**|





## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Warren Percival|Chairman|||
||Anthony<br>Huttlestone|Secretary|||
||Andrew Jackson|Treasurer|||
||Richard Styles||||
||Ian Blackmore||||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name N/A** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for wholeyear**||
|---|---|---|
|**N/A**|||





## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets **None** held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the **N/A** charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 

Details of arrangements for **N/A** safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser None** 

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

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**None** 

## **Other optional information** 

**None** 



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**Receipts and payments accounts** Period start date Period end date **For the period To** Member **from 01/04/2023 31/03/2024** 

**CC16a** 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**Receipts**|**Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Membershipfees||2,464.80||0.00||**2,464.80**||1,471|
|Donations||1,524.40||0.00||**1,524.40**||354|
|Grants||3,200.00||0.00||**3,200.00**||0|
|Sales / event income||0.00||0.00||**0.00**||130|
|Interest||16.71||0.00||**16.71**||0|
|Other||0.00||0.00||**0.00**||0|
|**_Sub total  _**_(Gross income for AR)_||**7,205.91**||**0.00**||**7,205.91**||**1,955**|
|**Asset and investment sales**|||||||||
|Sale of assets||0.00||0.00||**0.00**||0.00|
|Sale of investments||0.00||0.00||**0.00**||0.00|
|**_Sub total_**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**|
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|**Total receipts**||**7,205.91**||**0.00**||**7,205.91**||**1,954.92**|
|**Payments**|||||||||
|Shed premises costs||656.49||0.00||**656.49**||512.00|
|Insurance||405.99||0.00||**405.99**||341.00|
|Materials & consumables||1,164.42||0.00||**1,164.42**||1,017.29|
|Small tools (<£25)||23.09||0.00||**23.09**||0.00|
|Repairs and renewals||236.62||0.00||**236.62**||23.98|
|Refreshments & cleaning||335.85||0.00||**335.85**||143.27|
|Admin/Office costs||0.00||0.00||**0.00**||0.00|
|Subscriptions||30.00||0.00||**30.00**||60.00|
|Sundry||30.58||0.00||**30.58**||40.00|
|Consultancy||0.00||0.00||**0.00**||0.00|
|**_Sub total_**||**2,883.04**||**0.00**||**2,883.04**||**2,137.54**|
|**Asset and investment purchases**|||||||||
|Hand and power Tools (>£25)||0.00||0.00||**0.00**||96.98|
|Workshop machines||0.00||0.00||**0.00**||0.00|
|**_Sub total_**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**0.00**||**96.98**|
||||||||||
|**Total payments**||**2,883.04**||**0.00**||**2,883.04**||**2,234.52**|
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|**Net of receipts/(payments)**||**4,322.87**||**0.00**||**4,322.87**||**-279.60**|
|Transfers between funds||0.00||0.00|||||
|**Cash funds last year end**||2,425.65||0.00||**2,425.65**||2,705.25|
|**Cash funds this year end**||**6,748.52**||**0.00**||**6,748.52**||**2,425.65**|
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0.00
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