2025-06-30-accounts - Looe Shedders CIO

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1/07/2024 Period start date To 30/06/2025 Period end date

Charity name: LooeShedders CIO

Charity registration number: 1208819

Objectives and Activities

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 particularly but not exclusively older men and women, within Looe 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, learn or pass on skills and knowledge and support each other socially.
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	Regular meetings of members for group activities, crafting, training, community projects (e.g. refurbishing play equipment for local schools), Repair cafe, socialising etc. Raising funds by selling donated items or crafted items.
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 had regard to the guidance on public benefit from the Charity Commission.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	The Trustees review all requests for grants based on the objectives of the CIO
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38


Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The charity is completely operated 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 now have 69 members, varying numbers of which attend our regular meetings and take part in group activities and socialising. We have organised training in the use of tools and equipment to share skills. We have made or refurbished play equipment for several schools. We operate a Repair Cafe which reduces waste and promotes recycling. We are also involved in providing volunteers and technical support for other community groups and local events. We are currently negotiating a lease for land and raising funds to build a permanent workshop, which will enable a wider range of activities, community support and social events.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	We have established a stable community of members, and we are moving forward with the aim of building our own workshop and shared space, which will be a benefit to our members and the wider community.
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	The CIO has sufficient funds for the short to medium requirements of the organisation
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£5,315.56
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
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

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Members pay an annual subscription or a per meeting donation circa £2 per person. We have received donations from members of the public, the local council and from offerings at craft fairs, etc. We have also applied for grants from various organisations.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	The Trustees recognise that it has a responsibility to manage risks effectively in order to protect its assets, liabilities and community against potential losses, to minimise uncertainty in achieving its aims and objectives and to maximise the opportunities to achieve its vision.
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The principal risks facing the charity revolve around accidents and injury to members.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	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	Election by a quorum of members

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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
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Looe shedders CIO
Other name the charity uses
Registered charitynumber	1208819
Charity’s principal address	Flat 1 Nailzee Point Marine Drive Looe Cornwall PL13 2DF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Christopher Roy	Chair	Members
Leo Maxwell	IT manager	Members
Peter Heywood	Publicitymanager	Members

– 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 None 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) Christopher Charles William Roy Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 14/03/2026

Looe Shedders Statement of Income and Expenditure

	Period to 30 Jun e 2025	Periodto 30 June
	202 4
	£	£
Income	5474.47	2428.74
Administration	433.69	251.32
Consumables	189.94	120.14
Equipment	1352.28	279.72
Total Expenditure	1975.91	651.00
Excess of income	over expenditure 3498.56
1777.56
	Balance Sheet at 30 th June 2024
Fixed Assets	520
Current Assets	5315.56
Creditors
Net Current Assets 5835.56
Total Assets	5835.56
Reserves	5835.56