## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01.11.2023. To. 31.12.2024** ## **Charity name: Harlow Hill Men’s Shed** ## **Charity registration number: 1205523** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote the public benefit (without
distinction of gender, sexual orientation, race,
political, religious, or other opinions) by social
inclusion, and physical, mental and emotional
welfare in Harlow Hill, Harrogate and
surrounding areas by encouraging adults,
(particularly, but not exclusively men) who may
otherwise become socially excluded or isolated
through age, retirement, redundancy,
incapacity, bereavement or boredom, to meet
together on a regular basis.| |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|Facilitating community-focused meetings in a
friendly setting where participants can:
•
interact in conversation or activity
•
attend organised group trips or events
•
engage in constructive pursuits
together
•
contribute to the well-being of others
both in the group and the wider
community
•
share experience, skills and wisdom
with other participants.
| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|~~•~~
The Trustees confirm that their actions in
governing the charity have had regard to
the guidance on Public Benefit issued by
The Charity Commission.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference N\A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N\A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment N\A 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|We meet twice weekly when our members have
engaged in activities together or individually,
talked to each other and helped each other with
our shared experiences. We have organised
outings to which all members were invited and
we have taken on projects to help the local
community.
We actively promote ourselves throughout the
community and take referrals from GPs and
other groups.
Our meetings seek to address a key social need
of loneliness and isolation as we undertake
community projects together.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set ||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|At the end of this financial year we had
£6086 in the bank, no debts and regular
income from members to cover day to day
costs.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We retain sufficient funds to ensure 6
months continuance in the event of falling
income.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|N\A| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not required| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N\A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N\A| ## **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|N\A| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N\A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|N\A| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s

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Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Foundation Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|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
|Para 1.25|Members are periodically invited to apply for
vacant Trustee positions and are selected
on attendance and contributions to the work
of the Charity| |~~trustees~~||| ## **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|Harlow Hill Men’s Shed| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1205523| |Charity’s principal address|The Shepherd Dog
141 Otley Road
Harrogate. HG2 0AG| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
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20|John Hart|Chair||~~**(if any)**~~| ||Terry Wilcox|Governance||| ||Mark Sowerby|Administrator||| ||Jill Pinder|Secretary||| ||Richard
~~Eglington~~|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| 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 rf 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 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 ## **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)** John Hart Jill Pinder **Position (eg** Chair Secretary **Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** ||||**Harlow Hill**|**Men's Shed A**|**ccount 01/01/**|**2024-31/12/2**|**024**|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||||||||| |||**EXPENDITU**|**RE**|||||||||**INCOME**||| |||||||||||||||| ||**Insurance**|**Power**|**Water**|**Building**|**Subscritons**|**Sundry**|**Equipment**|**Tickets**|**Donatons**|**Pety Cash**|**Subscriptons/**|**Grants/**|**Work**|**Sales**| |||||**Repairs**||**Purchases**|**Purchases**||||**Memb Fees**|**Donatons**|**Undertaken**|| |||||||||||||||| |Jan-24||||£78.72|||||||£380.00|||£897.80| |||||||||||||||| |Feb-24|||||||||||£80.00|||| |||||||||||||||| |Mar-24|||||||||||£202.00|||£128.04| |||||||||||£200.00||||| |Apr-24|||||||||||£104.00|||£50.00| |||||||||||||||| |May-24|||||||£64.37||£100.00||£172.00|£30.00||| |||||||||||||||| |Jun-24|||||||||||£112.00|£3.00||£95.00| |||||||||||||||| |Jul-24||||||£47.64|223.80||||90.00|||343.55| |||||||||||||||| |Aug-24||||£153.25||£380.91|£171.78||||£80.00|||| |||||||||||||||| |Sep-24||||||189.33|||||204.00|67.00||| |||||||||||||||| |Oct-24|||||£30.00|51.14|119.39|180.00|||£100.00|1149.00||2.19| |||||||||||||||| |Nov-24|321.57|||||£19.33|149.92||||102.00|||38.94| |||||||||||||||| |Dec-24||||||£217.35||255.00|||90.00|||180.00| |||||||||||||||| |**TOTAL**|**£321.57**|||**£231.97**|**£30.00**|**£905.70**|**£729.26**|**£435.00**|**£100.00**|**£200.00**|**£1,716.00**|**£1,249.00**||**1735.52**| ||||||||||||||||