## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From: 01.02.2024 To: 31.01.2025** **Charity name: CANNOCK CHASE SHED** **Charity registration number: 1198509** ## **Objectives and Activities** |**Objectives and Activities**|| |---|---| |Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its governing
document|To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing
people aged 18 and over, particularly but not exclusively older
men, within Cannock Chase 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
jointly or individually to learn or share skills and knowledge, and
support each other to undertake individual, group or local
community activities of a practical, creative, or social nature.| |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.|We can open 7 days each week 365 day a year, depending on
members wishes. Usually between 9.30 am until 4.00pm. For
social engagement and work on projects.
Project co-ordinator and Supervisors identifies & monitors
progress and records, practical projects for other individuals and
local Community groups.
Increasing numbers of projects have been completed in the past
12 months. These include local Community, personal &
upcycling as required.| |Statement confirming whether the
trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit|All Trustees strictly follow The Charity Commission guidance to
ensure that all activities are for public benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Contribution made by
volunteers.|All members are volunteers and between them fulfil a number of
roles including: All essential roles plus H&S, Purchasing Committee,
Project Co-ordinator and Membership Secretary.
Some members act as supervisors for workshop sessions where
members meet regularly for social engagement while making,
mending and upcycling items for local community and personal
projects.| |---|---| |Other|We receive much support from many of the local Parish and Town
Councils, Staffordshire County Council, local businesses and
national charities.| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||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 the charity.|Increased membership.
Equipment stock increased.
Wider range of local community groups supported. More local
Community Groups are coming to us for the help we can offer.
Increase in funding from grants and donations.| |---|---|---| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Total cash funds held at Year End = £40184. Mainly due to 2 large
grants and donations.| |---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Reserves are made up of £13250 allocated by trustees, and £13348
Restricted Funds from grant providers.
Reserves are allocated for future rent and utilities.| |Amount of reserves held|£26598| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Financially secure for the next year but there is the threat of the local
council closing down the site of 1 of our workshops next year.
This would impact negatively on our future membership numbers
and our ability to fulfil large project requests.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Membership fees
Session fees
Grants
Donations| |---|---| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Loss of 1 of our workshop premises.
Reduction in membership due to loss of
premises, finances or illness.
Reduction in grant support.
Reduction in donations.
Increased overheads.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Type of governing document|Constitution| |---|---| |How is the charity
constituted?|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|Elected by members at AGM.
Appointed by Board of Trustees.
Maximum of 8 Trustees allowed by Constitution.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s organisational Board of Trustees structure and any wider Affiliated to United Kingdom Men’s Sheds Association (UKMSA) network with which the charity works ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Cannock Chase Shed| |---|---| |Registered charity number|1198509| |Charity’s principal address|Unit 3.07
Cannock Chase Enterprise Centre
Walkers Rise
Rugeley Road
Hednesford
Cannock
Staffordshire
WS12 0QU| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4
5|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**
**for whole year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||David Shaw|Chair
Purchasing||AGM - Members| ||Avril Green|||AGM - Members| ||Barry James|Health & Safety
Purchasing||AGM - Members| ||Leslie Jewkes|Vice Chair||AGM - Members| ||Peter Ross|Treasurer||AGM - Members| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **n/a** Declarations Tho trustees de¢larfr that thoy havg approved the trustsos, report abov Signed on bghalf of the charlty's trustees: Signa￿rn Print full name Po8ltlon in CIO David James Shaw Chair Leslie Jewkes Vice Chair Barry Kenneth James H&S Officer Peter Patrick Ross Treasurer Not Available Avril Patricia Elizabeth Green Resigned Date: 14.04.25 **Charity Name No (if any) CANNOCK CHASE SHED 1198509 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a** Period start date Period end date **For the period To from** 01.02.2024 31.01.2025 |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**770**
**2382**
**1978**
**1921**
**273**
**0**
**374**
**7698**
**0**

**0**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**770**
**2382**
**1978**
**1921**
**273**
**0**
**374**
**7698**
**0**

**0**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**16750**
**16750**
**0**
**0**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**16750**
**16750**
**0**
**0**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**0**
**0**
**0**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**0**
**0**
**0**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**24448**
**0**
**0**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**24448**
**0**
**0**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Membershipfees|**770**||||||||| |Session fees|**2382**||||||||| |Donations|**1978**||||||||| |Sales|**1921**||||||||| |Miscellaneous|**273**||||||||| |Grants-Unrestricted|**0**||||||||| |Grants-Restricted|||||||||| |Savings Account Interest|**374**||||||||| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR) _|**7698**||||||||**27705**| ||||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales**|||||||||| ||**0**||||||||| |**_Sub total_**|
**0**||||||||**0**| |**_Total receipts_**|||||||||| ||**7698**||**16750**||**0**||**24448**||**27705**| ## **A3 Payments** |**A3 Payments**|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Consumables|**1117**||||||||| |Equipment & Materials <£200|**1489**||||||||| |Miscellaneous|**1092**||||||||| |Recurring Annual
(Inc Staffs CC & IHL rents)|**511**||**10102**||||||| |**_Sub total_**|**4209**||**10102**||**0**||**14311**||**5427**| |**A4 Asset and investment**|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**purchases**|||||||||| |Single item equipment purchases >£200|**2412**||||||||| ||||||||||| |**_Sub total_**|**2412**||**0**||**0**||**2412**||**2934**| ||||||||||| |**_Total payments_**|**6621**||**10102**||**0**||**16723**||**8361**| ||||||||||| |**_Net of receipts/payments_**|**1077**||**6648**||**0**||**7725**||**19344**| |**A5 Transfers between funds**|**0**||**0**||**0**||**0**||**0**| |**A6 Cash funds last year end**|**24303**||**8155**||**0**||**32458**||| |**_Cash funds this year end_**|**25380**||**14803**||**0**||**40183**||| **Categories** **B1 Cash funds** |**Details**
Lloyds Bank
CurrentAccount
Lloyds Bank
Instant Access Savings Account
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**2309**
**23071**
**25380**
**OK**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**0**
**14803**
**14803**
**OK**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**0**| ||||**0**| ||||**0**| ||||**OK**| ## **B5 Liabilities** Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |**Details**
N/A
Signature|**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
Print Name
PETER PATRICK ROSS|**When due**
**(optional)**| |---|---|---| |||| |||Date of
approval| ||PETER PATRICK ROSS|04.06.25| ||||