## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/12/2023 (Period start date) To 30/11/2024 (Period end date)**
**Charity name: Bingley & Rural Men’s Shed**
**Charity registration number: 1201119**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The purpose of the shed is for the public
benefit of all, the preservation and protection
of good health and well-being primarily
among men aged 18 years and older living in
Bingley and the surrounding area, including
those who are employed, retired,
unemployed or have health problems,
through the provision of facilities for hobbies,
recreation or other leisure time activities,
including practical interests, skills sharing,
the learning of new skills, and helping with
community-based projects.
The shed has 15 registered members, one of
whom is a lady. The membership is primarily
comprised of retirees and individuals facing
various health issues. The members believe
that the shed has had a positive impact on
their well-being and given them a sense of
purpose.|
|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|The shed's purpose is to bring people
together and foster trust in one another,
allowing for open discussion of mental health
and well-being issues between trusted
individuals. It also provides a place where
new friendships can be formed as
workmates and/or friends retreat due to
health issues, or when retirement beckons or
is reached.
As a receiving charity, one of the pillars is
giving back to the community through
community projects and empathy, such as
Remembrance Day.
The shed has members with various degrees
of knowledge, skill, ability, and
understanding. The attributes are utilised to|
|||help other members who are interested and
willing to learn and benefit from guidance.
The shed's only activity is woodworking. This
will remain so until we can expand into other
available spaces. There has been no
demand for the shed to run any other
activities, though, through membership
surveys, there is a desire for different
activities to occur based on members' skills
and interests.|
|---|---|---|
|A statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|With their best endeavours, the trustees
believe that they are delivering public benefit
through the men’s shed and its activities.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment, Para 1.38 including program related investment Contribution made by Para 1.38 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 shed members have been/are involved in multiple
community projects, such as
● Refurbished the Eldwick Primary School gardening
demonstration seating area.
● All Saints Primary School raised beds to enable the
school to establish a gardening club and community
kitchen.
●
Creating a ‘75’ years celebration stand for Soroptimist
International.
●
Outdoor wooden seating for the Bigley Flower Fund
Homes.
●
Bingley Market stalls to sell the shed’s own produced
items.
●
Requested to refurbish a backyard shed.
●
Refurbish bird tables.
●
Refurbish the Gilstead War Memorial ready for
Remembrance Day.
We also continue to produce hedgehog boxes, various styles of
bird nesting boxes and feeding tables to help develop our
members' skills and involvement, while also raising much-needed
funds.
**Photos of the major achievements by the shed members**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against the Para 1.41 objectives set Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against the objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives
Other
## **Financial Review**
- Review of the Para 1.21 This year was relatively quiet, with only one grant request charity’s financial made and received. Most of the income came from position at the end community projects, shed membership, and session fees. of the period This year, the shed members were engaged in 3 community projects and several private requested projects ● Eldwick Primary School gardening club demonstration seating area refurbishment.
- ● All Saints Primary School - raised bed for gardening club.
- Gilstead War Memorial ● Creating a ‘75’ years celebration stand for Soroptimist International.
- ● Outdoor wooden seating for the Bigley Flower Fund Homes.
- ● Bingley Market stalls to sell the shed’s own produced items.
- Backyard shed refurbishment.
- Refurbish bird tables.
- Grant/Donations ● Shipley Community Chest ● EasyFundraising
In summary,
- Our income for the year was £4,566
- ● Our expenses for the year were £4459 ● A surplus of £107 was realised.
- £2,725 was also carried over from the previous year.
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|---|---|---|
|Statement
explaining the
policy for holding
reserves and
stating why they
are held.|Para 1.22|There is no policy on how much surplus/reserve must be
carried over yearly. Carrying a small surplus into the
following year's accounts is considered good financial
management, ensuring the shed can continue to operate
and benefit its members.
The amount carried over may differ from year to year. Any
surplus carryover is earmarked for purchasing new
equipment or spare parts to fix existing equipment.|
|Amount of reserves
held|Para 1.22|A surplus of 2.8k will be carried over to the following year's
accounts to help with the shed’s continued subsistence. This
forms the initial reserve for the next financial year for the
shed.|
|Reasons for
holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|---|---|---|
|Details of fund
materially in deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about
the charity
continuing as a
going concern|Para 1.23||
## **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|This year, the Bingley Men’s Shed's funding
has primarily come from the delivery of
community work projects. Smaller amounts
of money were received as grants and
donations, as well as from shed membership
and session fees.|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives, including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Break-ins**
Last year, the shed premises were
constantly under attack from those keen to
break into the shed and help themselves to
our battery-operated tools. Significant work
was performed to secure the premises,
ensuring future break attempts would not be
an easy task.
This year, there was only one such incident,
which occurred to an adjacent storage
building used for storing materials and
partially finished projects. The thieves
successfully gained access but left
disappointed, having found nothing of value,
but leaving the shed members to resecure
the premises.
**Membership**
The shed's membership is static, with very
few joining enquiries. This means that the
shed's membership is not increasing, and
there is no new blood or ideas. This may be
due to the shed's limited size, which restricts
the number of people who can come to the
shed during a session.
**Trustees**
With no new blood joining the ranks of the
Bingley shed, it presents challenges in
finding members willing to take on specific
Trustee roles, such as Chairman and
Treasurer, etc. This will come to a head at|
the next AGM, when current role-holding members will step down after holding on to their roles for the last three years. **Tenure of lease and Shed premises expansion** This is an ongoing saga that remains unresolved. Not having a lease tenure prohibits the shed from applying for larger grants to help expand to larger premises or purchase larger equipment. As Bradford/Bingley council still has not decided on the plans for the old Bingley council and pool premises, this impacts the shed’s future in its current location, which is to expand to available premises as initially promised. Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|The charity is governed by a constitution
(Association type)that outlines the
charity's governing principles.|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The Bingley and Rural Men’s Shed (BRMS)
is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
(CIO) based entity. It was established in
November 2022 and is managed by elected
trustees.|
|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|Its members will elect all future trustees at
the organisation's AGM as per the
constitution. At re-election time, all current
elected trustees are obligated to resign and
seek re-election if they would like to continue
in that capacity for another year. Trustees
are also sourced through member
nominations, and a ballot is taken if there is
more than one nominee for a role.
The trustees assume the roles of chairman,
secretary, and treasurer, or serve as trustees
with no specific role (e.g., committee
member).
Other roles available are membership, DPO
and Safety Officer. These roles require very
little week-to-week attention and are adjunct
tasks to the treasurer’s role. Trustee
meetings are held regularly, typically every
month.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|---|---|---|
|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||
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Other
## **Reference and Administrative Details**
|Charity name|Bingley & Rural Men’s Shed|
|---|---|
|
Other name the charity uses|
Bingley and Rural Men’s Shed|
|Registered charity number|1201119|
|Charity’s principal address|Myrtle Park,
Myrtle Grove,
Bingley, BD16 2LQ|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**a whole yea**r|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|1|Graham Lee|Chairman|||
|2|Peter Welch|Secretary|||
|3|Andris Berzins|Treasurer|||
|4|Mark Nolan||||
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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 assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||||
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
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**Bingley & Rural Men's Shed**|**Charity Name**
**Bingley & Rural Men's Shed**|**Charity Name**
**Bingley & Rural Men's Shed**|**Charity Name**
**Bingley & Rural Men's Shed**|**Charity Name**
**Bingley & Rural Men's Shed**|**No (if any)**|**No (if any)**|**No (if any)**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**
**from**||**Period start date**
**01/12/2023**||**To**||**Period end date**
**30/11/2024**|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|Donations
Grants
Community Project Receipts
Interest on Deposit and Cashback
Members subscription and session fees
Insurance payments
Other Receipts|**-**
**171-**|**- **|**-**
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**171-**||**1414**|
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**500-**||**-**
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**500-**||**5950**|
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**2,465-**||**-**
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**2,465-**||**532**|
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**9-**||**-**
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**9-**||**93**|
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**1,206-**||**-**
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**1,206-**||**567**|
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**216-**||**-**
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**216-**||**300**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**-**
**4,566-**||**-**
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**4,566-**||**-**
**10,729-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see**
**table).**||||||||||
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|**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**||||||||||
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**4,566-**||**-**
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**4,566-**||**-**
**10,729-**|
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|Repairs and Maintenance|**-**
**513-**||**-**
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**513-**||**-**
**242-**|
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|Insurance|**-**
**247-**||**-**
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**247-**||**-**
**775-**|
|Printing, postage, Stationary and computer s|u**-**
**82-**||**-**
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**82-**||**-**
**226-**|
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|**_Total receipts_ **||**-**|**4,566-**|||**-**||**--**|||**-**||**--**|||**-**|**4,566-**|||**-**|**10,729-**||
|**A3 Payments**|||||||||||||||||||||||
|Repairs and Maintenance||**-**|**513-**|||**-**|**--**||||**-**|**--**||||**-**|**513-**|||**-**|**242-**||
|Insurance||**-**|**247-**|||**-**|**--**||||**-**|**--**||||**-**|**247-**|||**-**|**775-**||
|Printing, postage, Stationary and computer su**-**|||**82-**|||**-**|**--**||||**-**|**--**||||**-**|**82-**|||**-**|**226-**||
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|Bank Interest, Charges & refunds|||**-**|**150-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**150-**|||**-**|**74-**||
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|Subscriptions|||**-**|**45-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**45-**|||**-**|**166-**||
|Shed Startup Costs|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**40-**||
|Electrical and PAT|||**-**|**157-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**157-**|||**-**|**1,122-**||
|Equipment Purchase|||**-**|**1,991-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**1,991-**|||**-**|**818-**||
|Shed Consumables|||**-**|**1,015-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**1,015-**|||**-**|**4,337-**||
|Other payments|||**-**|**197-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**197-**|||**-**|**159-**||
|Travel Expenses|||**-**|**61-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**61-**|||**-**|**--**||
||**_Sub total_ **||**-**|**4,459-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**4,459-**|||**-**|**7,959-**||
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|**_Sub total_ **||**-**|**4,459-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**4,459-**|||**-**|**7,959-**||
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|**_Total payments_ **||**-**|**4,459-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**4,459-**|||**-**|**7,959-**||
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|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ **||**-**|**107-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**107-**|||**-**|**2,770-**||
|**A5 Transfers between funds**||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**||
|**A6 Cash funds last year end**||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**||
|**_Cash funds this year end_ **||**-**|**107-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**107-**|||**-**|**2,770-**||
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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||**Categories**|**Details**|||||**funds**||||||||**funds**||
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|**B1**|**Cash funds**|Virgin Money||||**-**|**2,835-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**||
|||Petty Cash||||**-**|**24-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**||
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|**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s**
**own use**|(agree balances with receipts and payments account
(s))
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## **B5 Liabilities**
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