# Milngavie and Bearsden Men&#x27;s Shed

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC047703
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Sept. 4, 2017
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC047703


## Contact

- **Address:** The Pagoda, King George V Park, Borland Road, Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire
- **Postcode:** G61 2NE
- **Website:** www.mandbshed.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of health&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;

**What the charity does:** Provides a facility for men to undertake projects both for the benefit of the local community and for themselves, and provides a social facility, to achieve the charity&#x27;s main purpose of alleviating social isolation and improving men&#x27;s mental health.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;Older People&#x27;,&#x27;People with disabilities or health problems&#x27;,&#x27;Other defined groups&#x27;,&#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;,&#x27;Other charities or voluntary bodies&#x27;

**Objectives:** 4 The organisation&#x27;s purposes are to advance the health and well being. relieve the needs by reason of social isolation. enable the community involvement. and provide a recreational facility for the use of primarily, but not exclusively, adult men of all ages and backgrounds living in East Dunbartonshire. It will achieve these purposes by: 4.1 Creating, developing and maintaining a facility, namely a Men&#x27;s Shed.  4.2 Offering opportunities for men in the East Dunbartonshire area to meet and undertake creative, physical, purposeful and recreational activities of their choice 4.3 Reducing isolation of men in the area thus contributing to their physical and mental wellbeing.  4.4 Developing the capacity of men in East Dunbartonshire to share their skills and knowledge with others in the community 4.5 Supporting &amp; encouraging the development of Men&#x27;s Sheds across East Dunbartonshire.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Glasgow City
- **Geographical spread:** More than one local authority area in Scotland






