2025-03-31-accounts - The Glossop Shed

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] April 2024 To 31[st] March 2025

Charity name: The Glossop Shed

Charity registration number: 1210107

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 men aged 18 or over within Glossop 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. ‘To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.’
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	During the period of this report there have been activities within a number of different areas: 1. Searching for and seeking to secure appropriate premises in which to site a Men’s Shed. 2. Setting up an appropriate bank account and beginning to develop a range of policies and procedures to ensure members needs were catered for, to include appropriate health and safety measures and documentation and the handling of money. 3.Developing marketing material, promoting the creation of the Shed on social media and networking

		with agencies and organisations within the 3rd sector to promote the Shed.
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 The Glossop Shed have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and are aware of both the public and benefit aspect of the requirements and will continue to review the guidance on a regular basis

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	N/A
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The trustees have all undertaken tasks as volunteers to establish the Charity. In addition there have been some standout contributions from potential members.
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	N/A – Due to a lack of funding for the set up process, we have decided to suspend the project until FY27 (1st April 2026)

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	N/A
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	We have been unable to secure appropriate levels of funding for the type of Shed we hoped to deliver.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity undertook no activity due to financial constraints so have net-zero financial position, we have not generated any income and have incurred no costs
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Not Applicable
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£0
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	The charity undertook no activity due to financial constraints so have net-zero financial position, we have not generated any income and have incurred no costs
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	Not Applicable
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	Having spent over 6 months investigating both grant and non-grant funding and exploring potential sites for our project, we so far failed to find either that we believed would be both suitable and sustainable. At the end of August 2025, we made a decision to suspend the project with a view to review the potential opportunities ahead of FY27

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
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

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Written 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 trustees	Para 1.25	There must be at least three charity trustees In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

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	UK Men’s Shed Association No other formal links
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	The Glossop Shed
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1210107
Charity’s principal address

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Richard Thomas	Chairperson & Trustee
	Karen Rigg	Trustee
	Len Gellard	Triustee

– 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 N/A held in this capacity

Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for N/A 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) Richard Thomas

Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc)

Date

06/02/2025

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts

Sub total(Gross income for AR)

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).

Sub total

Total receipts

A3 Payments

Sub total

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)

Sub total

Total payments

Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

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Receipts and payments accounts	Receipts and payments accounts
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Details

Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))

Details Details Details Details Signature

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1210107

31st March 2025

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Print Name
Richard Thomas

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CC16a

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Current value (optional)

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Date of approval 30/01/2016

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