## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/11/2024 Period start date To 31/10/2025 Period end date** **Charity name: Marchwood Men’s Shed** ## **Charity registration number: 1201182** ## **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 by preventing people within
Marchwood 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 undertake creative, physical or recreational
activities,learnorpass onskills andknowledge and supporteachothersocially.| |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|•
Provide a setting for typically older members of the community to
socialise, share skills and create.
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Complete projects that benefit the wider community, including
schools, pre-schools, and members of the general public.
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Collaborate with relevant statutory and voluntary agencies and
other charitable trusts to provide the best services and avoid
duplication.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees of Marchwood Men’s Shed
are fully supportive and have total regard to
the Charity Commission’s guidance 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|Marchwood Men’s Shed has provided a setting
for (typically older) members of the community
to come together and socialise, share skills and
create, providing great mental health benefits to
its members. The projects completed have
largely been focussed on benefitting the wider
community including:
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Fence for community Christmas Tree.
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Tombola spinner for local neonatal
charity.
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Human fruit machines for local
foodbank and school.
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Planters for local pre-school.
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Road toy for local pre-school.
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Game for local infant school.
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Bat boxes for local conservation group.
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Props for local school productions.
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Table easels for local artists.
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Planter for village hall.
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Memorial benches for hospital and local
school.
Training also given to members, including First
Aid course.| **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|Funds are regarded as healthy following a
year of successful fundraising and
membership / session fees.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|As the Marchwood Men’s Shed has no paid
employees or other ongoing financial
commitments, no reserves are held.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|None| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Marchwood Men’s Shed has no paid
employees or other ongoing financial
commitments.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None| |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|**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|•
Grant applications.
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Annual membership fees.
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Member session fees.
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Product sales.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|No investments.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The buildings utilised by the charity are
done so at the discretion of Marchwood
Parish Council as per a signed
Memorandum of Understanding, with no
ready alternative at this stage.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution of our Charitable Incorporated
Organisation (CIO)| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |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|Subject to the individuals agreement, new
trustees are nominated at the AGM. The
proposed trustees are interviewed by
existing trustees ensuring the right blend of
skills and attributes**.**| ## **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|Marchwood Men’s Shed| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1201182| |Charity’s principal address|Marchwood Men’s Shed
c/o Marchwood Parish Council
Marchwood Village Hall
Marchwood Village Centre SO40 4SX| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||John Case|Chairman||| ||GaryWright|||| ||Ian Spencelayh|||| ||James Langford|||| ||Richard Collier|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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**|| |---|---|---| |**None**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **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 ## **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 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)** Ian John Spencelayh **Full name(s)** Gary James Wright **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 13/01/2026 MARCHWOOD MEN'S SHED ANNUAL REPORT 2024 - 2025 ACCOUNTYEAR END SUBJECT ACCOUNT YEAR END Bank 1,705.46 £ Cash 128.37 Bank 1.849.32 £ Cash 278.90 Balance- 1st November 1833.83 Brought Forward Comblned Balace 2 128.22 Income Bank Cash 76.00 £ 171.00 1,493.30 £ 1.077.00 2,491.61 £ 60.00 £ 44.00 £ 3.70 £ Bank Cash 346.56 £ 152.00 768.22 £ 1,524.40 570.58 £ 194.82 £ 55.38 £ 1,020.50 £ 1,098.40 6.33 £ Membershlp Sales Grant Sundries Donations Bank Interest Facilities Consumables Refund 167.19 915.51 2.00 33.91 £ 67.44 £ 23629 £ 15.00 £ 4,404.90 £ 2,330.70 3.00826 £ 2,847.18 6 735.60 Total Income Balance . 5 85S.$4 / Bank /,91.03 ¢ 628.25 C 294.76 C 655 /,7 C P07.00 C 1.213.17 £ 2.443.36 e 135.00 C Cash Bank 516.00 C 18.50 C Cash Insurance Facilities Ulilities Sundries Fees Equlpment Consumobles Donouons Refund 2.00 1,012.7.; 147.00 e 1,077.78 e 0.11.08 C 95.00 C 71.70 15.00 3S.00 103.33 P,3.79 108.94 12.00 G,2GO.04 173.17 220.03 G 041.21 iotal L'(p= c Balanco 3 G7G.704 £294.39 Excoss of Incomo l Exponso £1178.76 Bank £1,849a2 Cosh £278.90 Accumulated Fund Balanco - 31st October Bank £3,253.93 Cash £63.05 2 128.22 End ofycar Comblned Balance 3 306.98 cO￿n Yates 27, Rosewood Gardens Marchwood SOUTrIAMPTON S040 4YX