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Scottish Men's Sheds Association

Also known as: Smsa

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC045139
Status
Active
Registered
Sept. 30, 2014
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
Wester Mains
Campfield
Banchory
Aberdeenshire
Banchory
AB31 4DR

Contact

Website
scottishmsa.org.uk
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Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development'

The Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA), is dedicated to improving wellbeing and supporting healthy social connections of men across Scotland in a different way. We provide the unique development pathway with a bottom up grass roots empowerment model for voluntarily engaging men through kindness, purpose, community connection and sustainability benefits through partnership working relationships. We are the central support hub with a two tier membership system for individuals and Sheds. This strategy firstly allows individuals to become connected to the larger support hub for free and secondly support local Sheds with targeted guidance, resources, policies and regional network opportunities by our Development Officers, ensuring each independent Shed group can thrive. By fostering a holistic solution focused, creative and collaborative sense of purpose ethos of 'For the men-By the Men', we prevent social isolation and create new positive male lifestyle opportunities.

Objectives: The main purpose of the organisation is to ensure that all men in Scotland have access to opportunities for increased citizenship and community development through the Scottish Men?s Sheds Association which can positively impact on their health, wellbeing and education. a) Promoting, advancing and supporting an effective and sustainable Scottish Men?s Shed Movement. b) Representing the interests of men, Shedders, Men?s Sheds and the Men?s Sheds Movement to all stakeholders including men, their community, their sheds, business, the health profession and all levels of government. c) To provide a direct ?grassroots? community based service of information, guidance and support to communities, organisations and/or individuals seeking to develop a Men?s Shed within their community. d) To enable information sharing, communication and co-operation among Men?s Sheds in Scotland, through the provision of an interactive website and social media for Men?s Sheds and the wider community. e) To advance education among those taking part in Men?s sheds and the wider public, through the provision of a service of community based presentations, workshops and seminars regarding good practice in advancing the education, health and wellbeing of men through community based Men?s Sheds.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Aberdeenshire
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 £187,296 £180,185 6
March 31, 2024 £181,728 £168,627 4
March 31, 2023 £224,454 £158,028 4
March 31, 2022 £112,734 £155,271 3
March 31, 2021 £235,486 £98,794 3

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