2025-06-30-accounts

Peebles and District Men’s Shed

Receipts and Payments Accounts for period ended 30[th] June 2025

Scottish Charity SC048226

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	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
	Period start date			Period end date
	Day	Month	Year	Day	Month	Year
From	1	07	2024	To 30	06	2025

Reference and administration details

Charity name Peebles and District Men’s Shed Other names charity is known N/A by Registered charity number SC048226 Charity’s principal address c/o Iain Edward Coates 55 Whitehaugh Park Peebles Peeblesshire Postcode EH45 9DB

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1 2 3 4 5 6	Dr Iain Coates	Chairman		N/A
	Mr Malcolm Bruce	Secretary		N/A
	Mr Les Silk			N/A
	Mr Steve Prince	Treasurer		N/A
	Mr Neil Mason			N/A
	Mr Lawrence Fairbairn			N/A

Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
None	-

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Structure, governance and management

Type of governing document Trustee recruitment and appointment	Peebles and District Men’s Shed is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). The structure of the organisation consists of: The Members – who have the right to attend members’ meetings The Board – who hold regular meetings and generally control the activities of the organisation.
	The individuals who signed the charity trustee declaration forms which accompanied the incorporation of the organisation were deemed as charity trustees with effect from the date of incorporation of the organisation. At each AGM the members may elect any member to serve as a charity trustee for a term of three years, the charity trustees elect the office bearers.

Objectives and activities

Charitable purposes Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects

To provide recreational facilities and advance the social need, health and well-being of members of all ages and backgrounds living in Peebles and the surrounding areas by  Creating, developing and maintaining a Men’s Shed.  Offering opportunities for members to undertake creative, physical, purposeful and recreational activities of their choice.  Reduce isolation of members in the area thus contributing to their physical and mental wellbeing.  Developing the capacity of members in the area to share skills and knowledge with others in the community.

Providing a supportive and welcoming environment in which the members can meet and share their concerns, interests and skills with one another and contribute to the benefit of the wider community.

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Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period

The Men’s Shed has continued to assist local voluntary groups wherever possible. This has included the construction of ten Pine Marten nest boxes to a standard design and remedial work on outside play materials for a local children’s nursery. In addition other smaller projects have been supported and assistance offered to members of the public to repair various items. Members have also been involved in the construction of their own personal projects The number of members attending each session is back to the levels before lockdown. Currently an average of 15-20 members attends each session. Wood turning is increasingly popular amongst members and three lathes are now in regular use to produce bowls and pens. A variety of other wood working projects are underway as members have continued to expand their skills. The 3d printers have continued to be used to good effect. A number of the members use these machines to complete projects and produce components to repair items. CAD skills are used to model 3d objects and subsequently use the printers to create the objects. Railway modelling continues to be an active interest of some members although much of the interest has concentrated on the assembly of rolling stock and engines. Some limited interest in electronic construction continues to be supported and stained glass work is now being tried. The shed is open on three days each week. Fortnightly Zoom calls have been maintained over the past year to allow those who are still uncomfortable meeting face to face, or those who are unable to access the shed to remain in touch. Membership has continued to grow throughout the year and the local community is interested in the progress of the shed. The future of our existing premises is limited so we have sought to obtain an alternative site. The Hay Lodge Depot, premises owned by Peebles Common Good Fund, would provide a suitable alternative. After extensive campaigning and public consultation it was finally agreed on 25thAugust 2024 that we could rent these at an initial cost of £10 per week with an initial lease period of ten years. This is dependent on us obtaining Planning Permission for a change of use. It was recognised that the premises would need considerable work to ensure that it was fit for our use and extensive work has been undertaken to seek the relevant planning permissions. The lease has still to be agreed.

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Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any deficit Donated facilities and services (if any)	The shed must retain sufficient funds to meet the annual rental charges of the premises where members meet and ensure that we have sufficient reserves to cover liability insurance and to meet the purchase of new and replacement equipment and the materials required to ensure that we have a fullyfunctioningMen’s Shed.
	None
	None

Other optional information

In early June 2025, Borders Council have identified a potential structural issue with the joists supporting the ceiling of one of the key areas of the Hay Lodge Depot and have consequently suggested that an area on the upper floor will be excluded from the lease. This raises serious concerns for us and will need to be resolved before we can agree to progress with the uptake of these premises. Work to resolve these challenges continues. In the interim period we will continue to operate from the Peebles Community Hub.

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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Signature(s) I Coates Steve Prince
Full name(s)
Iain Coates Steve Prince
Position (e.g. Chair)
Chairman Treasurer
Date
16 September 2025 16 September 2025
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PEEBLES AND DISTRICT MENS SHED

Income and expenditure for the year ended 30th June

2025

Income Members Standing Orders Members Donations Christmas Meal Donations Peebles Astronomical Society Auction Sale Genisis Theatre Refunds Branded clothing Total Income Expenditure Rental Operating expenses Relocation expenses Christmas Meal SMSA annual subscription Greenwood Moreland Insurance Equipment/Machinery Branded clothing Total Expenditure Surplus/Deficit for year BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 JUNE 2023 Balance brough forward Surplus for year Cash in Bank Machinery & Equipment Net Assets	2024-2025 2023-2024 £4,656.00 £4,531.00 £1,006.10 £1,314.00 £255.00 £86.07 £123.36 £500.00 £30.55 £521.90
	£6,714.55 £6,309.43 £6,000.00 £6,000.00 £754.98 £1,691.93 £1,321.20 £498.70 £25.00 £202.53 £197.53 £2,526.44 £915.69 £521.90
	£11,352.05 £9,303.85
	-£4,637.50 -£2,994.42
	£21,873.49 £24,867.91 -£4,637.50 -£2,994.42
	£17,235.99 £21,873.49 £1,000.00 £1,000.00
	£18,235.99 £22,873.49

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’ Independent examiner s report on the accounts V2

	Independent examiner’s report on the accounts V2	Independent examiner’s report on the accounts V2
Report to the trustees/members of Registered charity number On the accounts of the charity for the period Set out on pages Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner Basis of independent examiner’s statement Independent examiner’s statement Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:	Peebles and District Men’s Shed
	SC048226
	Period start date Period end date
	Day Month Year Day	Month Year
	1 07 2024 to 30	06 2025
	1-6	(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
	The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whetherparticular matters have come to myattention.
	My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
	In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: • to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and • to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understandingof the accounts to be reached.
	Yvonne Elliot Date: 15 September 2025
	Yvonne Elliot
	3 The Loanings
	Peebles
	EH45 9JT

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