# THE PORT MEN IN SHEDS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1191097
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 1, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1191097


## Contact

- **Address:** Overpool Community Centre, Rivacre Road, ELLESMERE PORT
- **Postcode:** CH66 1LL
- **Phone:** 07878 174312
- **Email:** Info@theportmeninsheds.org.uk
- **Website:** www.theportmeninsheds.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MEN AGED 18 OR OVER WITHIN ELLESMERE PORT AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS, FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; RETIREMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; BEREAVEMENT; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS.3.2 TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF ELLESMERE PORT AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MEN AGED 18 OR OVER) BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.3.3 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE LEARNING FOR PLEASURE BY PEOPLE NO LONGER IN FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT THROUGH THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING IN SUBJECTS OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE.3.4 THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES THAT THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

**Activities:** The Port Men in Sheds seeks to address and alleviate the damaging health and mental illness consequences brought about by social isolation in older men often brought about by retirement, ill health and bereavement. We achieve this objective by operating a large workshop and social facility in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, where men can come together and socialise in a creative communal workshop space.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Recreation
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cheshire West & Chester
- Wirral



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £83410 | £58869 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £54520 | £58318 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £35065 | £28488 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £22154 | £7190 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £1849 | £22 | — | — |



## Trustees

- David Edward Evans MBE — appointed April 2, 2025
- David Watson — appointed June 9, 2023
- Dennis Foley — appointed Jan. 12, 2023
- Lawrence David Taylor — appointed Aug. 1, 2024
- Robin Golding — appointed June 15, 2023
- Samantha Walker — appointed July 31, 2025