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

**From 01/04/2022To 31/03/2023** 

## **Charity name:The Community Shed – Winsford CIO** 

## **Charity registration number:1194951** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**1.To promote social inclusion for the**<br>**public benefit**<br>**2. To benefit the residents of Winsford by**<br>**associating together with other**<br>**organisations, the Trustees and members**<br>**in common effort.**<br>**3. To promote learning for pleasure.**<br>**4. To develop the individual capabilities,**<br>**competencies, skills and understanding.**<br>**5. The advancement of exclusively**<br>**chartable purpose that the Trustees may**<br>**determine.**|
|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|**If we can get particularly, but not**<br>**exclusively, men aged 18 or over who are**<br>**in need of support to come and have a**<br>**chat, a cup of tea or coffee or to discuss**<br>**how the Shed could help them we are**<br>**willing to consider it.**|
|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|**We take regard of all guidance issued by**<br>**the Charity Commission**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**We do not make Grants**|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|**We do not make social investments**<br>**however our bank account is with the**<br>**Ccop bank**|
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Contribution made by Para 1.38 volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|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|**We have been very successful in**<br>**improving our financial position via**<br>**winning grants and through the sale of**<br>**items made by the shed members both**<br>**volunteers and trustees.**<br>**Without the Volunteers we could not run**<br>**the Shed.**<br>**We have almost finished the building**<br>**work required to finish the setup of the**<br>**Shed.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**We have had a strong financial year**<br>**result**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We do not have a reserves policy**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**We will enter financial year 2023 / 2024**<br>**with a liquid cash balance of £10,988.**<br>**Some of this is already planned to be**<br>**spent on upgrading our equipment.**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|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|**We have been provided with a location**<br>**with enough space to accommodate a**<br>**small number of members by “Changing**<br>**Lives Together” The location and our**<br>**power requirements have been  free to**<br>**“The Community Shed” in exchange for**<br>**our help on various projects that they**<br>**choose from time to time.**<br>**If this arrangement does not continue we**<br>**would find it very difficult to continue.**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Membership fees**<br>**Grants**<br>**Sale of items made**|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**None**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|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|**Membership**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|The Community Shed–Winsford-CIO|
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|Other name the charity uses|Men in Sheds-Winsford|
|Registered charity number|1194951|
|Charity’s principal address|C/ O Changing Lives Together ,Unit 12 , Road two, Winsford<br>Industrial Estate , Winsford , CW7 3QL|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Richard Marris|Chair|||
||Peter Brown||||
||Paul Church||||
||John Charles<br>Mathis|Treasurer|||
||Alan Heaslip||||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



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

Description of the assets held in this capacity 

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

Details of arrangements for 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** 

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

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signedon behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** John Charles Mathis **Full name(s)** Richard Marris 

**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 20/01/2024 



||**Charity Name**<br> <br>**THE COMMUNITY SHED - WINSFORD CIO**<br>|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**THE COMMUNITY SHED - WINSFORD CIO**<br>|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**THE COMMUNITY SHED - WINSFORD CIO**<br>|**No (if any)**<br>**1194951**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**|Period start date<br>4/1/2022|**To**|Period end date<br>3/31/2023||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|**A1 Receipts**<br>MEMBERSHIP FEES<br>**1,450**<br>GRANTS<br>**8,960**<br>SALES<br>**7,589**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**17,999**<br>**SALE OF ASSETS**<br>**700**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                         700**<br>**_Total receipts_                 18,699**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>**7,082**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                       7,082**<br>**2ND HAND EQUIPMENT**<br>**1,000**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                       1,000**<br>**_Total payments_                   8,082**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_                 10,617**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**371**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_                 10,988**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**||**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**1,450**<br>**8,960**<br>**7,589**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**17,999**<br>**700**<br>**-**<br>**700**<br>**18,699**<br>**7,082**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**7,082**<br>**1,000**<br>**-**<br>**1,000**<br>**8,082**<br>**10,617**<br>**-**<br>**371**<br>**10,988**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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|||**-**|**-**|**10,617**|**371**|
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|||**-**|**-**|**10,988**|**371**|





## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**10,988**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**10,988**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>John Charles Mathis<br>Richard Marris<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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||||Date of<br>approval|
|||John Charles Mathis|**1/20/2023**|
|||Richard Marris|**1/20/2023**|



