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

## **From  29/11/2022   Period start date   To 31/10/2023                    Period end date** 

**Charity name: Marchwood Men’s Shed** 

## **Charity registration number: 1201182** 

## **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|To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people within<br>Marchwood and the surrounding area from becoming socially excluded,<br>relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting<br>them to integrate into society through the provision of facilities in which they can<br>meet jointly or individually to undertake creative, physical or recreational<br>activities,learnorpass onskills andknowledge and support eachothersocially.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|•<br>Provide a setting for typically older members of the community to<br>socialise, share skills and create.<br>•<br>Complete projects that benefit the wider community, including<br>schools, pre-schools, and members of the general public.<br>•<br>Collaborate with relevant statutory and voluntary agencies and<br>other charitable trusts to provide the best services and avoid<br>duplication.|
|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|The Trustees of Marchwood Men’s Shed<br>are fully supportive and have total regard to<br>the Charity Commission’s guidance on<br>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** 

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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|Marchwood Men’s Shed has provided a setting for<br>(typically older) members of the community to come<br>together and socialise, share skills and create,<br>providing great mental health benefits to its<br>members. The projects completed have largely been<br>focussed on benefitting the wider community<br>including:<br>•<br>Bird boxes were created that were painted<br>by the local schools and installed as a<br>digital trail around the village. Children are<br>able to follow the trail to find ‘their own’<br>birdbox. Over 1600 views of the trail.<br>•<br>Planters created and maintained for the<br>Welcome to Marchwood signs, benefitting<br>the whole village including visitors.<br>•<br>Outdoor library and foodbank created for<br>local preschool.<br>•<br>Storage unit built for local Church.<br>•<br>Signage to promote Rotary Club’s<br>‘Purple4Polio’ local crocus planting event.|



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

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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|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|Funds are regarded as healthy following a<br>year of successful fundraising and<br>membership / session fees.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|As the Marchwood Men’s Shed has no paid<br>employees or other ongoing financial<br>commitments, no reserves are held.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|None|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|Marchwood Men’s Shed has no paid<br>employees or other ongoing financial<br>commitments.|
|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|None|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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|•<br>Grant applications.<br>•<br>Annual membership fees.<br>•<br>Member session fees.<br>•<br>Product sale.|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|No investments.|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The buildings utilised by the charity are<br>done so at the discretion of Marchwood<br>Parish Council as per a signed<br>Memorandum of Understanding, with no<br>ready alternative at this stage.|
|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 of our Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisation (CIO)|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|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|Subject to the individuals agreement, new<br>trustees are nominated at the AGM. The<br>proposed trustees are interviewed by<br>existing trustees ensuring the right blend of<br>skills and attributes.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Marchwood Men’s Shed|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1201182|
|Charity’s principal address|Marchwood Men’s Shed<br>c/o Marchwood Parish Council<br>Marchwood Village Hall<br>Marchwood Village Centre SO40 4SX|
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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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||John Case|Chairman|||
||GaryWright||||
||Ian Spencelayh||||
||James Langford||||
||Richard Collier||||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name Not applicable** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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|**None**|||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not Applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not Applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**<br>**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|||
|**Marchwood Men’s Shed does**|**not have a chief executive as the executive responsibilities**||
|**rest with the Trustees**|||



## **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)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||Gary James Wright|Ian John Spencelayh|
||<br>Trustee|Trustee|
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Marchwood Men's Shed 2022- 2023
INCOMEAND EXPENDITUREAccouKfs FOR YEAR ENDED 31sfocTOBER 2023
2022
Add: Income
2023
£0.00
Grants
£4,131.54
£602.37
£0.00
Sales, Membership. and weekly
Bank Interest
£0.00
£2.00
£0.00
£4,735.91
Less Ex
enditure
£0.00
Annual Insurance Policy
Contractors for electrics. etc.
£456.21
£0.00
£342.00
£0.00
Web Site
£182.80
£0.00
Tools. Equipment. Consumables & Miscellaneous
Bank Cha
£1881.07
£0.00
es
£40.00
£2902.08
EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE
£0.00
£1833.83
EXCESS OF EXPENDITURE OVER INCOME
£0.00
£0.00

Marchwood Men's Shed 2022 - 2023
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST OCTOBER 2023
2022
2023
Accumulated Fund
£0.00
Balan￿- 31st October 2022
£0.00
£0.00
Less Excess of Ex
enditure over Income
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
Add Ex￿sS of Income over Ex
enditure
£1833.83
£0.00
£1833.83
Represented by: _
.CURRENT ACCOUNT
£0.00
Cash in Hand
£128.37
£0.00
Bank Balan
£1 705.46
£0.00
AUDITOR'S CERTIFICATE
'Add: Sund Debtors
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
'Less.' Sund Creditors
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0
Colin Yates
27, Rosewood Gardens
Marchwood
SOUTHAMPTON
S040 4YX