# SHEDQUARTERS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1198347
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 23, 2022
- **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=1198347


## Contact

- **Address:** 9 Birch Close, Sonning Common, Reading
- **Postcode:** RG4 9LE
- **Phone:** 01189723423
- **Email:** info@shedquarters.org.uk
- **Website:** www.shedquarters.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MEN AGED 18 OR OVER, WITHIN SONNING COMMON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, 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 FACILITIES IN WHICH THEY CAN MEET TO UNDERTAKE CREATIVE, PHYSICAL OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, LEARN OR PASS ON SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE, AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER SOCIALLY. 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; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; 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; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

**Activities:** We run a Men's Shed, to enable men and women to engage in practical activities such as woodwork and metalwork,  to learn or enhance their skills in these areas and to enable and encourage social interaction. The shed commenced operation in January 2025.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Oxfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 22, 2025 | £26218 | £48903 | — | — |
| March 22, 2024 | £22088 | £2338 | — | — |
| March 22, 2023 | £18946 | £1628 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **SHEILA MAUGHAN** (Chair) — appointed March 23, 2022
- Dennis George Maughan — appointed Nov. 5, 2025
- MALCOLM COOPER-SMITH — appointed March 23, 2022
- Philip Edward Williamson — appointed Nov. 5, 2025
- Susan Elizabeth Abbott — appointed March 23, 2022
- Timothy Daniel Elwell — appointed Nov. 5, 2025
- Timothy Richard Smith — appointed Oct. 29, 2024