## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From November 1st 2023 Period start date To October 30th 2024 Period end date ## Charity name: UCKFIELD MEN’S SHED Charity registration number: 1196585 ## Objectives and Activities ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote social inclusion for the public
benefit of men, living in Uckfield and the
surrounding area,
in particular, but not exclusively, older men,
preventing them from becoming socially
excluded,
relieving the needs of those people who
are socially excluded and assisting them to
integrate into
society through the provision of premises in
which men can meet and jointly or
individually undertake and share creative,
physical, social and recreational activities
of their choice| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|We offer the opportunity for men to take
part in carpentry activities three days a
week producing goods for themselves, for
sale by the Shed or to support other
charities and local groups.
The Charity aims at ensuring that there are
plenty of opportunities for members to
interact, discuss matters that are relevant
to them and generally provide a space
where members feel comfortable and
supported.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have had regard to the
guidance of the Charity Commission on
public benefit| ## Additional information (optional) ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## Achievements and Performance ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The charity has given around 40 men the
opportunity to interact in a supportive
environment with like minded men to
ensure that they do not become socially
excluded and have been given the
opportunity to produce goods that have
benefitted other local groups and charities
as well as raising money, through sales,
which help to finance the charity’s work.
We are well known in the local community
for the work we do in supporting other
groups.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| Other ## Financial Review |Financial Review||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity is in a reasonably strong
financial position with income coming from
memberships, subscriptions and sales.
Outgoings are mainly rent and affiliated
expenses as we are paying commercial
rent for our facilities. Overall, our expenses
are greater than our income but we still
hold enough funds to ensure that the
charity will continue to function fully going
forward.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|N/A| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Nil| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| |Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Subscriptions, memberships, sales and
commissions.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|None at the present time| |Other||| ## Structure, Governance and Management |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Remaining Trustees to approach possible
candidates that have the necessary
background to help take the Shed forward.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## Reference and Administrative details |Charity name|Uckfield Men’s Shed| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1196585| |Charity’s principal address|Unit 14, The Oaks Workshops, Blackboys Road, Framfield,
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20|Trustee name|Office (if any)|Dates acted if not for whole
year|Name of person (or body) entitled to
appoint trustee (ifany)| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Paul Sparks|Chair||| ||David Egginton|Treasurer||| ||Christopher
Sherwood|Secretary||| ||John Humphries|||| ||Margaret Dode-
Angel|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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 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 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. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Christopher Sherwood Position (eg Secretary, Secretary Chair, etc) Date 04/08/2025 ||
**Charity Name**
**UCKFIELD MEN'S SHED**|
**Charity Name**
**UCKFIELD MEN'S SHED**|
**Charity Name**
**UCKFIELD MEN'S SHED**|
**Charity Name**
**UCKFIELD MEN'S SHED**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|Period start date
31/10/2023|**To**
||| ||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**1,702**
**4,396**
**3,682**
**162**
**178**
**860**
**-**
**-**

**10,980**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,980**
**7,033**
**798**
**1,382**
**1,277**
**331**
**120**
**201**
**112**
**383**
**11,637**
**1,035**
**-**
**1,035**
**12,672**
**- 1,692**
**-**
**8,438**
**6,746**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**1,702**
**4,396**
**3,682**
**162**
**178**
**860**
**-**
**-**
**10,980**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,980**
**7,033**
**798**
**1,382**
**1,277**
**331**
**120**
**201**
**112**
**383**
**11,637**
**1,035**
**-**
**1,035**
**12,672**
**- 1,692**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations|**1,702**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**3,171**| |Subscriptions|**4,396**||||**3,966**| |Sales|**3,682**||||**5,309**| |Clothing|**162**||||**574**| |Sellingof equiptment|**178**||||**-**| |Memberships|**860**||||**650**| ||**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**10,980**||||**13,670**| ||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||| ||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**||| ||**-**||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||| ||||**-**||**13,670**| ||||||| |
Rent|**7,033**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**5,949**| |Insurance|**798**||||**660**| |Purchases|**1,382**||||**2,524**| |Light,heat,water|**1,277**||||**682**| |Repairs|**331**||||**-**| |Charges|**120**||||**209**| |Clothing|**201**||||**670**| |Fire inspection|**112**||||**-**| |Printing& Misc expenses|**383**||||**229**| |**_Sub total_ **|**11,637**||||**10,923**| ||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases (see table)**|||||| |**,**
**Tools and equipment**|**1,035**||**-**
**-**
**-**||**1,253**| ||**-**||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**1,035**||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||| ||||**-**||**10,923**| ||||||| ||**- 1,692**||
**-**||**2,747**| ||**-**||**-**
**-**|**-**
**8,438**|**-**| ||**8,438**||||**6,941**| ||**6,746**||
**-**|**6,746**|**9,688**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 29/08/2025 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Bank Balance
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**6,746**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,746**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Christopher Sherwood|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| |||Christopher Sherwood|28/08/2025| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 29/08/2025 2