## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 18/9/2024 Period start date To 31/12/2025 Period end date ## Objectives and Activities ||SORP reference||r
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purposes of the charity
as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To help prevent social exclusion due to age, mental health o
disability for men and women within Wisbech and the surroundin
rural villages, providing a safe and friendly environment wher
they can meet, undertake in creative and recreational activitie
Learn and pass on new skills and knowledge, supporting eac
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|Our members undertook many projects for the benefit of the
local community during the year. We also fulfilled requests and
commissions for individuals and local businesses.
We held creative courses throughout the year which were open
to the public.
Through supporting these activities our members increased
their self-confidence, mental well being and physical health,
lessening the feeling of isolation.|| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees
have had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit|Para 1.18|All our trustees are volunteers at Shedders and Fixers and
assist in the daily running making sure our charitable activities
focus onsocial inclusionand undertake to further our
charitable purposes for the public benefit.|| ## Additional information (optional) ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Our trustees work and discuss with our member volunteers to
write applications for funding to assist our charitable objectives.| |Policy on social
investment including
program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by|Para 1.38|We are grateful for the many hours all our member volunteers
spend on the daily running of Shedders and Fixers, listening
and supporting each other and producing some amazing| |volunteers||projects. All of our members are volunteers who give their time
and skills freely to create, repurpose or repair items for the
benefit of the public. Without their time and expertise, we would
not have been able to produce some amazing projects.| |---|---|---| |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|During 2025 we enlarged our kitchen area to make it
wheelchair accessible and replaced our craft room door for the
same reason. We wanted to ensure that our wheelchair users
were able to access all our areas. Our volunteer members
assisted in completing this, working together.
We also undertook the following community projects
throughout the year.
Several of our metal work volunteer members assisted
Wisbech Community Led Therapeutic Farm, who support
young SEND pupils as well as adults with mental health
disabilities, with converting a horsebox. This was for the young
people to provide a pop-up refreshment shop to local places.
Also, our master metalworker produced a local landmark of
Sonic, a larger-than-life sized metal horse sculpture located at
the front of the farm, to much joy of the children.
Several of our volunteer members including metal workers,
woodworkers and artists helped produce and deliver to the
National Trust, Octavia Hill House a metal leaf sculpture for a
local public garden space and Peckover House a tabletop golf
game and seasonal trail stakes for their events.
A team of our woodworkers produced several wood planters
for Wisbech in Bloom that were used around Wisbech.
Our sewers and creators assisted in making a costume for a
local drama group,
Nine Lives Productions with Squidward legs for a production of
SpongeBob Square Pants.
We teamed up and worked together with Gorilla Circus,’ on a
project to create a large aluminium head for their performance
in Great Yarmouth.
Our craft members assisted the charity, Me-to-You with making
cards and letters for terminally ill cancer patients.
Our creative members worked with Market Place Arts on a
community project producing a model of Wisbech Market which
was displayed at Wisbech and Fenland Museum.
With our woodworking and art skills we made a play table for a
small local nature and wellbeing group that supports young
children called The Wild Hub.
We have an excellent relationship with our local orchard,
Fenland Orchard Project and art group, Creative Fenland, and
made Wassailing outfits for their joint event.
We also work with the mental health team of How Are You
Fenland assisting in making gifts for their Golden Age Fair
providing Christmas presents for local isolated elderly
residents.
During the year we also held sewing, knitting and crochet in| house classes, and hosted workshops in stained glass, cyanotype and willow weaving. Increasing footfall to our charity and supporting more members of the public. |Additional information (optional)
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objectives set|Para 1.41|The increase in project and commission work plus more
workshops has enabled us to help more people within Wisbech
and the surrounding area. Lessening their feeling of isolation
and assisting them to enjoy new activities, learn new skills and
gain confidence in socialising in a safe environment.| |Performance of
fundraising activities
against objectives set|Para 1.41|As well as raising money from the projects and commissions,
we held our annual Christmas raffle, and in December we
joined the Cambridgeshire Community Lottery, all of which
goes to support our running costs and the purchase of
equipment and materials for general use.
We received grants from The Potato Foundation and
Lincolnshire Community Foundation which were used for our
kitchen and craft space projects, legal fees for setting up our
lease, and a large hedge cutting project. It also enabled us to
buy equipment to carry out the work in the kitchen. We also
received a grant from P E M Charitable Trust to enable us to
buy tools for a woodworking course to be held in 2026.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|The increase in funds enabled us to support more people
especially wheelchair users, giving them easier access to
areas within our space.| |Other||| |||| |Financial Review||| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the
end of the period|Para 1.21|Cash in bank as at 31/12/25 was £2583 in unrestricted funds
and £1712 in grant monies. The main financial risk to the
charity is covering our rent and electricity costs. This was our
first year where we had to cover rent and power costs, and a
small increase in membership fees ensured that these
expenses were covered. Projects to improve our space were
covered by grants. Our income before grants increased by £5k.
Our cash in bank fell to £4k, as most of our grant money was
spent during the year.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding
reserves stating why
they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held to ensure running costs are covered
throughout the year.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£1.5k| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially
in deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the|Para 1.23|| charity continuing as a going concern ## 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 main source of funds this year has been grants,
membership fees, income from projects, course fees and room
hire.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the
principal risks facing the
charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||Future plans
We are looking at replacing our polytunnel roof, which is now
weatherworn and leaking. This will entail not only replacing the
roof but insulating the walls and the provision of electrical
lighting in our woodworking area, where we currently work
solely with natural light. We are actively seeking grants for this
work. A further project, which would also need to be grant
funded, would be investing in PV panels to offset the increased
electricity consumption.
This will assist in obtaining more footfall, increase our
membership and opening times which in turn with help more
people in our local and rural community.| ## Structure, Governance and Management |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing
document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution adopted| |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
trustees|Para 1.25|1/3rdof trustees are re-elected at AGM. Other trustees may be
appointed in a trustees meeting| 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 We utilise the resources of The Men’s Shed Association and Support Cambridgeshire The charity’s organisational structure Para 1.51 and any wider network with which the charity works Relationship with any Para 1.51 related parties Membership is open to anyone aged 18+ Other ## Reference and Administrative details |Charity name|Shedders and Fixers| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1210087| |Charity’s principal address|Shedders and Fixers
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Mile Tree Lane
Wisbech
Cambridgeshire
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(ifany)| |---|---|---|---|---| ||SallyTabor|Chair||| ||Susie Moore|||| ||AnthonyDavies|||| ||Karl Sheehan||26/8/25 - 31/12/25|| ||Sarah Thomas||31/03/25 - 31/12/25|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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 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
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Address| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |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 Th• InMta•s dKl•r• that they havo approv•d tho truIt￿￿' r•port •bov•. Slgn8d on behalf of tho charlty's Inmt￿* Slgnalur•(8) Full nam•(8) Poslllon (eg Secretary. Chalr, etc) SLL4 TAIXIL c)AA I fL) Charity Name Shedders and Fixers ## Receipts and pay Period start date For the period from 9/18/2024 ## Section A Receipts and payments ## Unrestricted funds Restricted funds |A1 Receipts|A1 Receipts| |---|---| |**MEMBERSHIP**
**DONATIONS**
**GRANTS RECD**
**SHOP SALES**
**CRAFT SPACE HIRE**
**PROJECT INCOME**
**CRAFT CLUBS**|6,014| ||965| ||-| ||2,031| ||1,123| ||5,430| ||549| ||-| |_Sub total(Gross income for AR)_|16,113
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WEBSITE and TELEPHONE|754| ||8,956| ||4,500| ||1,411| ||791| ||902| ||586| |GENERAL HOUSEKEEPING|2232| |SUBSCRIPTIONS|25| |LEGAL & PROFESSIONAL FEES
_Sub total_|| ||20,156| ||||||||-|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||_Sub total_||-||||-|| |||||||||| ||_Total payments_||20,156||||7,628|| |||||||||| ||_Net of receipts/(payments)_||- 4,044||||1,712|| |A5|Transfers between funds||-||||-|| |A6|Cash funds last year end||6,625||||-|| ||_Cash funds this year end_||2,581||||1,712|| |||||||||| ## Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the peri ## B1 Cash funds Categories Details LLOYDS BANK PETTY CASH ## _Total cash funds_ (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) ## Details B2 Other monetary assets ## Details B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Details TABLE SAW 50% TABLE SAW 50% ## Details ## B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature No (if any) 1210087 ments accounts CC16a Period end date To Period end date 12/31/2025 ## Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ |-||6,014| |---|---|---| |-||965| |-||9,340| |-||2,031| |-||1,123| |-||5,430| |-||549| |-||-| |-||25,453| ||-||||-|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||-||||-||||-|| ||-||||-||||-|| |||||||||||| ||-||||25,453||||-|| |-||5,527| |---|---|---| |-||10,366| |-||4,500| |||1,411| |-||791| |-||902| |-||586| |-||2,232| |-||25| |-||1,445| |-||27,784| - - |||-||||-|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||-||||-||||-|| ||||||||||||| |||-||||27,784||||-|| ||||||||||||| ||-||||||||||| ||-|||||-|||||| ||-||||||||||| ||-|||||4,294||||6,625|| ||||||||||||| ## od Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds |to nearest £
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Current value (optional)| |||-| |||-| |||-| |||-| |||-| |||Current value (optional)| |WIND FARM|705|705| |POTATO FUND|705|705| ||-|-| ||-|-| ||-|-| ||-|-| ||-|-| ||-|-| |||-||-| |---|---|---|---|---| |Fund to which liability||Amount due (optional)||When due (optional)| |relates||||| |||-||| |||-||| |||-||| |||-||| |||-||| |Print Name||||Date of approval| |J Humphreys||||3/25/2026| |S Tabor||||3/25/2026| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Se¢llon A, indepe.ndén.t ExarriinBr's Rep.ort Report to the trusteesl members of - Shedders and Fixers On accounts for the year ended Charity no lif any) 1210087 3111212025 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended l j i L 2ts-2f Responsibilities and As Ihe charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 1"Ihe Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by Ihe Charrty Commission under section 145{5llbl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention I "l in connection with the examination which gives me cause lo believe that in, any tnaterial respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance wrth section 130 of Ihe Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the aGcounls lo be reached. ease delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification{s) or body lif any).. IMC¥ I,wS( l [tJ _ Address.. IER October 2018 Section B.. Disdos.ure. Only complete if the ex3rniner needs lo highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of chaiity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishe5 to disclose. IER October 2018