## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 09/08/2023 Period start date To 30/04/2024 Period end date**
**Charity name: Lewes Men’s Shed**
## **Charity registration number: 1204284**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|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 (particularly
but not exclusively older men), within
Lewes 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, jointly or individually, 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;
bereavement or old age; ill health (physical
or mental).|
|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|We provide a meeting place for, typically
but not exclusively, retired men to meet and
work on either personal or community
based projects.
The meeting place has a fully equipped
workshop with various donated tools and
materials. The work benches and racking in
the workshop were all designed and built
by members.
Wherever possible we use recovered or
donated materials for community based
projects. This reduces the costs involved
and makes effective use of resources. Our
labour is provided free of charge.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have considered the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission and
consider that our activities and
beneficiaries comply with that guidance.|
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You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|We are not a grant awarding charity.|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|We have no investments and do not
anticipate ever having any surplus funds to
invest.|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|We have no paid staff and all services are
provided by volunteers.|
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|**Achievements and Performance**|||
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|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|Through our contacts with other voluntary
groups, we are able to provide or construct
things (at low cost) that help those group
fulfil their aims.
We encourage our members to get
involved with other voluntary work that
makes use of their skills.
Community projects are useful in that they
provide ‘projects for idle hands’ and offer
something back to the community. We
have repaired or rebuilt benches for the
Royal British Legion, a community bench in
the Nevill estate, planters and birdboxes for
Lewes House Garden, planters for Pippa’s
Nursery.
We have also built birdboxes for many
people using found materials and are
looking at hedgehog boxes and bat boxes
for the future.
We designed and built a set of
bookshelves for Lewes Railway Station.
Because of ‘difficulties’ getting funding for
this we subsidised the project by
purchasing the materials.
We offer facilities for our members to work
on personal projects, typically of a
woodworking nature.
For personal projects, our members have
constructed coffee tables, bookshelves,|
chopping boards, coat stands, Xmas decorations, garden benches and simple things like garden plant labels. We have also repaired Windsor chairs, reupholstered chairs, stripped and waxed tables and other furniture. As we have links with a local GP practice (Foundry Healthcare), their Social Practitioner may refer people to us. We also have a ‘signposting’ role in referring people on to the Social Practitioner. Tea, coffee and refreshments are provided free of charge whenever the Shed is open. We also provide a light lunch on Wednesdays (busiest session). We provide a safe meeting place for our members, both to socialise and work.
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Lloyds Bank: 9726.15
Sumup Acc: 133.12
Petty Cash: 95.63
Total: £9954.90|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|As a start up we currently have limited
funds but do not anticipate holding
significant reserves other than to provide
working capital for the next financial year,
We anticipate that we will set a reserve
level at the end of year three.
Our tenure in the current building will not be
long term. We need a reserve to cover
renting/leasing a new property. We may
need to convert and equip any new
property|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£9954.90|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|There are no funds materially in deficit|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|There are no material uncertainties relating
to going concern given the current number
of volunteers and available projects.|
## **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|Our major sources of funding are
donations, membership, and session fees.
We also sell items made by members to
help fund the Shed.|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted.|Para 1.46|We have no investments|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Lack of volunteers or available projects|
|Other||None|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|Our governing document is our constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The charity is constituted as a 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|Para 1.25|Trustees are elected at the AGM.|
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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|The charity has a good working relationship
with the Social Prescribers of a local GP
Practice.
They may refer people to us if they think
we can help.
We can also refer people (with their
permission) to the Social Prescribers for
access to other social services.|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|We are members of the UK Men’s Shed
Association|
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Lewes Men’s Shed|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1204284|
|Charity’s principal address|Previous address:
Lewes Men’s Shed
Unit F10,
Waterside Centre
North Street
Lewes BN7 2PE
Current address:
Lewes Men’s Shed
Ham Lane
Lewes BN7 3PS|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Robin Rudwick|Chair|||
||Sarah Caulfield|Treasurer|||
||Marcus Taylor|Secretary|||
||Tim Scotney||||
||John Russell||||
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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 Not applicable 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**|
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|**adviser**|||
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
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||Robin Dale Rudwick|Marcus Starr Taylor|
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Chair|Secretary|
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**UKMSA Member Men's Shed 0123456 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a** Period start date Period end date **For the period To** Member **from 09/08/2023 30/04/2024**
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**30/04/2024**|**CC16a**|
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|**Section A Receipts andpayments**|||||||||
|**Receipts**||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|Membershipfees||1,157.00||||**1,157.00**|||
|Donations||12,475.96||||**12,475.96**|||
|Grants|||||||||
|Sales / event income||866.00||||**866.00**|||
|Interest|||||||||
|Other|||||||||
|**_Sub total _**_(Gross income for AR)_||**14,498.96**||||**14,498.96**|||
|**Asset and investment sales**|||||||||
|Sale of assets|||||||||
|Sale of investments|||||||||
|**_Sub total_**|||||||||
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|**Total receipts**||**14,498.96**||||**14,498.96**|||
|**Payments**|||||||||
|Shed premises costs||2,183.16||||**2,183.16**|||
|Insurance||151.20||||**151.20**|||
|Materials & consumables||884.12||||**884.12**|||
|Small tools (<£25)||44.94||||**44.94**|||
|Repairs and renewals|||||||||
|Refreshments & cleaning||470.61||||**470.61**|||
|Admin/Office costs||300.43||||**300.43**|||
|Subscriptions|||||||||
|Sundry||249.65||||**249.65**|||
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|**_Sub total_**||**4,284.11**||||**4,284.11**|||
|**Asset and investment purchases**|||||||||
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Hand and power Tools (>£25)||259.95||||**259.95**|||
|Workshop machines|||||||||
|**_Sub total_**||**259.95**||||**259.95**|||
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|**Total payments**||**4,544.06**||||**4,544.06**|||
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|**Net of receipts/(payments)**||**9,954.90**||||**9,954.90**|||
|Transfers between funds|||||||||
|**Cash funds last year end**|||||||||
|**Cash funds this year end**||**9,954.90**||||**9,954.90**|||
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|
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|**Cash funds**|||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**||**Total current**
**Period**
**to the nearest £**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|Lloyds Current 30-98-97 44692982|||**9,726.15**||||**9,726.15**|||
|Sumup|||**133.12**||||**133.12**|||
|Cash|||**95.63**||||**95.63**|||
|**_Total cash funds_**
|||**9,954.90**||||**9,954.90**|||
|(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|||OK||OK||OK||OK|
|**Other monetary assets**||||||||||
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|**Assets retained for the Shed’s**
**own use**||||||||||
|Buildings||||||||||
|Large items of machinery|||450.00||||**450.00**|||
|Power tools|||350.00||||**350.00**|||
|Hand tools|||180.00||||**180.00**|||
|Other assets|||180.00||||**180.00**|||
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|**Liabilities**||||||||||
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|**Signed by one or two trustees on**
**behalf of all the trustees**||Signature|||Print Name||||Date of
approval|
||||||Robin Dale Rudwick||||26/04/2025|
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