Fort William Men's Shed SCIO Scottish Charity Number SC045365 Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31st January 2025 Williw M¢2k'• W SCIO l JLport Dll rhe att for &yekr eA&d J1# Jffiwy 2025 wlM¢h 4re •et(yJt cxj p¥gJe¢that th¢ audit requir￿1 OF 1011 JI Idl of the SYXS A¢coL￿tr dots llot #P￿Y. It &% rtty ro ttamsE* th¢ arrounts a¥ 6ectiLX% 44Ql (¢1 of tbt ALt attd to $tfft wt¥thr tr￿￿￿$ corDc to my &tMriu My ExaM%￿tiO11 xi utti¢d *¢WLkn with xc8dltl￿ I l ofthrchxziiits A¢counrs (kotw 2C￿ A ex#tnsr&wn s￿l￿At$ a xtyiew ot the ￿n[d¥ kept by the ehÈtity atsd & cotty￿ of the 4CQJm PEe5rnrpJwiih thos¢ cord4 It also iTrdwlts of ￿Y items ordiudttutt8 iti tht *r*xwits. 4s¥E c%W*th￿S froffl fht thstees JK¢(¢mttS8 tsny $tsch m*ttery. 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V¢tunEW Attjoll IA*IFthcr AD K)rochyd IJW Fortwffjts P1433 6PH VOLUNIAYf AcnoN .OCTrL4bÈk X¢¢*ipts and P•￿￿￿1¥ AecOWI theytsretsd¢d Jltt J•ttwy2025 S¢￿1￿ Chrity NuTrlptTSOM5365 Y¢4t ro Y¢Nr Y¢At Y¥rto Totsl Toul Note GYAATX 537) 9YO I,ThJ t.14? 6.6 14.6(K) J.070 5X 1015 1721 632 1145 H¢At 1.922 447 922 217 6&4 133 217 lJg 1474 &llphMI(Ik6cit) fwthcycx bEfryr 11.8W) (X0451 (1895) 1670 Su￿￿¥/(r￿￿1) fortb¢yeAr Ré¢*• *ttd PAyTD¢DtyAEcouaty etsjtd 31rt JIDW 2tr¥ Yw Ye•rto YE•r Vur X+ TotAI 7.>57 5.712 62> 71gY+2 l474 lQ45 1015 2Q312 10,gXI 9.361 Peth a•6 9&10 487 Wiirl￿ Mett's Shed SOO kottI5h Cholity Number SC045365 t4otesto the accouhts Forthp wr ended 3tstJ¥nu?ry2025 I Ws ofAccountl These attounts been prepared on the fte￿pts and Payments basls in ¥tordance wlth the Charftles & Trustee Investment Iscodandl Art2(QS and the Charitle5 A¢¢aunts (Scotlandl Re8Lilation5 las amendedl, 2 Il*ture•ttd purpose of funds Unre5tritted fvnds a￿ th05eth* may be used atthe disuetlon of thetru5tees in furtherance ofthe oblerts of the harlty. The trustees maintain a sin8le unrestr¢cted fvnd for the day-tc4ay runnin8 of the SOO. Restrsrted fvrt*Js may only be used for spedfi£ purpose5. Restrlctions arlse vthen spetified by the doncf or vthen fvnds are rais•J for speofic purposek 140 remuneration was paid to thetrustees or any c(mnerted person5 duri￿ tr* y•ar12024: £NILI. 4 Giwtts Fund$ 2025 2024 IA30 4.090 5,520 A4eSc3Jtland Lochabercommurttty Pather5hip Unrestritt•d Re￿rkled Totsl Total Funds Misc Donations 3,849 3,849 6.230 6.230 3A49 6 Trarth lJetwÈÈA lunds There were rtDtransfers betr4een fvnds duilng the year12024: £NTrU. UNestrkt4d Rejtrfded Totsl Funds Funds 2025 Tota Independent Examinat* 125 125 125 125 125 8 VI)￿11￿er5 Thetrustees would Ilke to record their thanks to all the ￿lUnteerS who dedlote a518nlfkant4mount oftlmtfor no remvneration to thecharity- 9 Unre5trkned Fw At 1st At31st JOn￿ry OUty0￿ TM5fer$ 2025 1&4741 5,487 18.474 5,487 Urtr*strlcted Fund5 7337 7,337 6,625 6,625 io Rtstrkned F￿ts At 1st Felxuary 2024 At 3tst Jmuary ry01￿ Transf•rs 2025 12.0451 l1Kan￿r< Lochaber Ccthnmunity Partnershlp 1045 1045 FWMS Trustees Annual Report For Ihe year endlng 31 $1 January 2025 The IfLtslees have pleasure in presenting their annual report together wilh Ihe financial statement for the yeaf ended 3151 January 2025 Reference and AdmAnlStrative Information ChaTity Name Fort Willian) illcn's Shcd SC I O Addre88 l-nit 9a2 Blar IL Ibor Industrial Esiaie, Lochyside. Fori William, PH33 3PT Bankers The Cu-opcratsiTC Baiik, 29 Gordon %tr¢¢f, tslasguw, (il 3PF Inde endent Examiner Finance Manager, Voluntary Action Lochaber, An Drochaid, Claggan Road, Forl Vlill'aTr5 , PH33 6PH Current Trustees Structure, Governance and Management Con¥titutlon The Charity was registered in ils current legal form on the 2181 January 2015. It has a Iwo-lier structure and as such the Trustees are the members of the charity. Appolntm8nt of Trusle•s At each Annual General Meeting IAGM) the members rrtay elect any member to serve as a Trustee for a term ol three years. The Board may al any lime appoint any member lo be 8 Trustee until the next AGM of the charity The maximu m number of Trustees is 9 and the minimum number is 3. Objectives and Activitie8 Charitable Purpose The purpose of Ihe ch 3fily is. l ) The p., ovision of Tecrealional facilities, or the organisatiori of recreational facilities, with the primary obieclive of improving the conditions of life for the jersons for whom the facil',lies and activities are prima¥ily inlended and who ,ive in the Fort Wil liam and surrounding areas. 2) The advanceTenl of education through developmepl of individuals skills. capabililies and underslariding thfough informal educalion and learning opportunities. 31 The advancement of cilizenship. iolunteerip.o, the encouragement of voluntary activities and increasing the iftvolvement of individuals in Ihe community activities and the promotion of civic responsib., ' Actlvltles Our 5e55ions rutt frorn 10 am to 2 pm every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We regularly have 11 members allendir,g each day. A number of members also often atlend the local lunch club at Ihe C801 Cotr,munily Centre and Ouf annual Christmas lunch was held there, Achiévemenls and Performance We continue lo produce p13nlers and other useful wooden items. Two ol our membETS regLtlafly allend Ihe local Repaii Café lo support local charity LAD. In March two ol tty.e rnembers attended a SMSA meeting in Inverness and we donaled some powei tools lo Ilie new Kinlochleven MS. In April, a group of the members visited the local British Aluminium f3clory, which was very inloimalive and educational. In May one of our members passed the PAC tester qualificalions and a grant of £500 allowed us to purchase our own PAC Tester so 851 our electronic equipment is now fully tested and any items that are handed In for repair car, be certified as PAC tested June. July and August were as usual quieter rrtonths, bul September saw 3 new members and th ings back lo normal in the worfKshop, In November we started a kid's group on Salurday mornings organised by one of our lady members. For our Christmas luncPt we soined the Caol Community lunch club with membeTS and partners and enjoyed a very happy day In January 2025 we celebrated our l Oil An4iversary with a lunch. once again at the Caol Commltnity lunch club and all our members enjoyed a very happy celebratioll. We have been very busy with the Jsual slrimmei, lawnmower and general electric motor repair5 anij making planteis and benches. The donations from Ihese endeavours are our main stream of income, We are indebted to Age Scotland and in particular lo lor their continued support of oui activities and for Iheir donation towards ots,. aclivilies. •as been the person who has held our groilp together with her enlhusiasm, gu idance and suppoil. The Harley Davidson Club and the Veleran Motor Cycle Club continue to use the premises for Iheir meetings. Financial Review Our lolal income for thè year was £6,624.52. Our lolal expendilure was £1 Q,519.28 resulling in a deficil of £3,894.76. Reserve Polity The Trustees, policy is lo relain 3 months. worth ol normal runoing cosls In order to meet our commilmenls and lo cover any unexpected expendilufe. Three months expendilure currently stands ai £2,629.82 which Is cover by reserves held. Plans for luture period Our Members continue to enjoi many ioinl and individual pyoiects. from refurbishing a commemorative bench al a Ioc31 cemelery lo buildirg more community planters an6 benches. We 2re actively working 10 Feduce our Tent and other costs. We are looking lo develop OUT links with local businesses and other charities in the area to find ways in which we can work 10gelher Iof the benefil of Ihe whole community we are parl ol. Vle are also working to idenlily premises that will allow us lo expand our activities and member numbers. W8 are looking lo develop ties with other Men Sheds in our area and support the new sheds that are trying lo start up. We are hoping lo complete Ouf CAT appeal with the Highland Council who is our landlofd. We are also hoping to complete an Awards lor All appeal durin9 the coming year, which would greatly help with our ongoing cost5 Exemption$ from Dl$closure. There are no exemptions from disclosure Funds held as custDdi8n trustee on behalf of others. There are no.funds held as custodian Iruslee on behalf of others. This report was approved by the Trustee5 on Dale ab