Nettlestone and Seaview Shed Chairman’s Annual Report for 1[st ] April 2024 - 31[st ] March 2025
Shed volunteers started work on phase 1 of Ryde Beach Accessibility Partnership’s beach boardwalk in April 2024. This entailed creating 200m of a wooden walkway that could be placed across the sand to allow those with disabilities access the beach and the sea. Young people from Network Ryde joined the volunteers for a day to help with this project. Phase 2 of this project started at the end of March 2025
Shed members were present, to raise awareness of who we are and what we do, at 5 local fayres including May Street Fayre, Isle of Wight ShedFest, Community Partnership Summer Fayre in August, WI Christmas Fayre in November and our own Christmas Fayre in December.
Fund raising continued for the purchase and installation of a dust extraction system, an important piece of health and safety equipment. This equipment was finally installed in June 2024, with thanks to all the donations received, either directly or via the purchase of hand-crafted wooden items.
A large notice board was made for St Helens Parish Council and was placed on the side of St Helens Pavilion. Notice boards were also made for the WW2 planted area in Sophie Watson’s Garden, the outside of Seagrove Pavilion and a ‘Ships that Pass’ notice board situated at the bottom of the High Street. Most recently, the notice board outside the former Vic’s Store was removed, refurbished and placed outside the new Nisa.
A variety of tasks were carried out at St Peters Church during this period, including making windowsill plinths for flower arrangements, painting, clearing gutters, repainting the main gates and refurbishing two notice boards. Most recently a Cross was constructed to be placed in St Peters Church Garden at Easter.
In November 2024 St Mary’s hospital contacted the Shed to ask if we could make a Crib to be used for the staff children’s nativity. The crib was made and delivered in December.
In 2024, a donation of £1,000 was made to the Seagrove Pavilion Trust to help with the installation of air source heat pumps to replace the single failing heating system. Shed Volunteers also came to the rescue of Seagrove Pavilion’s connection to Wight Fibre in March 2025. Wight Fibre’s cable stopped at the entrance to Seagrove Recreation Ground. Somehow the cable needed to be connected to the Pavilion from this point. A digger was hired and Shed volunteers dug a trench to the Pavilion and with the help of other volunteers the cable was laid up to the Pavilion. Additionally, the Shed’s chairman was able to renegotiate a free fibre service for the Pavilion.
Much improved gravel footpaths, using gravel mesh, were completed by volunteers around the entrance to the sheds and football club store in the autumn of 2024.
In addition to this invaluable local support the Shed volunteers also use equipment in their workshop to create numerous wooden items for themselves, or to raise funds to support the running of the Shed mainly using recycled timber. The use of the equipment in the workshop also provides training opportunities for new volunteers.
The Shed has 30 members, including social members and, together with their friends and family they enjoy a variety of gatherings during the year, with an annual trip on the Waverly Paddle Steamer being a highlight in September 2024.
As Chairman, I would like to thank all members, the wider community and in particular, the trustees, without whose continued volunteer support, the Shed would not be able to function as well as it does. It provides a safe, warm space to help to pass on skills, and alleviate loneliness & isolation, whilst providing such a useful addition to community projects.
Rob Webb
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Nettlestone and Seaview Shed 1189878
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 4/1/2024 3/31/2025 To from
Section A Receipts and payments
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Balance b/f 5,537 Donations 8,448 Gift Aid 1,752 Refunds 13 Interest 62 Grants - - - 15,812 - - Sub total- Total receipts 15,812 Unrestricted funds Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ 4,000 - - - - - - - 4,000 - - - 4,000 |
to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ 9,537 8,448 1,752 13 62 - - - 19,812 - - - 19,812 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
| 8,429 | ||||
| 4,508 | ||||
| 1,033 | ||||
| 63 | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| 500 | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| 14,534 | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| 4,000 | - | 19,812 | 14,534 |
| A3 Payments Lighting& Heating 357 Insurance 1,516 Materials 3,020 Lease 100 Fees(UKMSA) 30 Gift to Seagrove Pavilion Trust 1,000 - - - Sub total 6,023 New Equipment 5,090 Tools & Equipment Sub total 5,090 Total payments 11,113 Net of receipts/(payments) 4,699 A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 4,699 A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table) |
- - - - - - - - - - - 4,000 4,000 |
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
357 1,516 3,020 100 30 1,000 - - - 6,023 5,090 - 5,090 11,113 8,699 - - 8,699 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 432 | ||||
| 686 | ||||
| 2,131 | ||||
| 100 | ||||
| 30 | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| 3,379 | ||||
| 6,120 | ||||
| 6,120 | ||||
| 9,499 | ||||
| 4,000 | - | 8,699 | 5,035 | |
| - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | ||
| 4,000 | - | 8,699 | 5,035 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds |
Details Business current account Premium (reserve) account |
to nearest £ 3,637 1,062 Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - 4,000 |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business current account | 3,637 | - | - | |
| Premium (reserve) account | 1,062 | 4,000 | - |
| - | - | - | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cash funds | 4,699 | 4,000 | - | ||||||
| (agree balances | with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | OK | OK | |||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted funds | Endowment | |||||||
| funds | funds | ||||||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
||||||
| B3 Investment assets | Workshop building | 23,377 | - | ||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the | Equipment & Tools | 2022 | 3,028 | - | |||||
| charity’s own use | Equipment & Tools | 2023 | 4,058 | - | |||||
| Equipment & Tools | 2024 | 3,669 | - | ||||||
| Equipment & Tools | 2025 | 5,090 | - | ||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| Total | 15,845 | - | |||||||
| Fund to which | Amount due | When due | |||||||
| Details | liabilityrelates | (optional) | (optional) | ||||||
| B5 Liabilities | - | ||||||||
| - | |||||||||
| - | |||||||||
| - | |||||||||
| - | |||||||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Name | Date of approval |
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| R D Webb | Rob | Webb | 6/23/2025 | ||||||
| Geoff Howells | Geoff Howells |