KIP4LOCHLEVEN
MEIIS SHED
Klnl(Khleven M•n'i Sh•d
(A Scotthh Chwltsbh IMorpty4ted Ory•rbbs•tlonl
Chrfty numb•r SC050122
Trustees, AnTru•l Report
Flmndal Statements
l# Juty 2023 10 3￿ June 2024

l. Trustees, Annual ReporL
2. Indepefidenl examlnerfs ReporL
3, Recelpts and Payrnents AC￿Urrt.
4. Statement of ealafices.
5. Notes to the A¢count&

nlothlev•n M•n's Shd
Scottkh Charltable In¢wpovathd C*84n1￿1on
SCO501
Trwt•u' R*pryt for the perfod l Jul¥ 2013 th 30th July 2024
The TTuxees pfesefit thtlr annual report aTrd statements fo* thÈ pertod I"JuFw 2023 to 3
lune 2024, iceethÈr with the Ir￿ependefit Examlnerfs reFxirt.
ference and A
Details
Chafity Nime,. Klnlo¢hleven Men'5 Shed
Chafity Number: SC050122
Re8lsteceé Addre5$
& Principal Olflce: Klnlochleven MeD'5 5hed.14fvefslde Road, Klnlochleven. PH5D 4PH
Truste
Thp fr.I'p.{1Iln-.
tr p to the date of thls repNt:
The folkiwing were co-OPli.d i() Thp knoard durln8 Ihe flnanclal year to a5StSi with vacant
adminlstrallve funci5on5:￿MseCretlrylF1n1Trcel and
(Health and Salety
OFhcerl. The offKe of Chaiifrihaii cukated afflon8St thft Trust¥e5 ilie period.
ceandm
The Charity1$ governed by Its constllutitin whlch was adopte(I In Aprll 2020 and b re8lsteMd with
the Offlce of the Scottish Charlty fte8ulalor •5 a sao. The manrfement thdmlDlstr•tictrn of Ihe
charity is the responslbllFty of the Tr￿tee5,
A person wlll not be el*lble for electlon or appointment to board unless hè is a Morn￿r of the
A person will not be ell8lkAe for elettlon or appolntrnent to the boawd ff he Is dlsqualllled frorn a
Chailty Truslee under thè Charities afr￿ Trustee Inv*stm8nl {Scollandl Act 21X)5,' or rf he Is 4n
employee OF ihe organbatlon,
The minlmurn numberof Chartty Trnstees IS 3 Ind a mwxtrnum 015.

nlothlev•n M•n's Shd
Scottkh chartt￿e InwJont•d Ow•nI￿lDn
SCOSOll2
knu•l R¢iJort for lh• Ptrlod lrtjuty 2013 to Jun• 2014 {¢ty*iDued)
Tho purpose of the organ1￿tIon is to provide recTeatiTrnil facllltiÈ8 and advance the soci)I needs
health aThd wellbeing ol men of all ages and batkgrDund5 livin8 In sO￿h Lo(￿beC by;
al Creatln& de￿I￿pIng and rnèlnt3ining a lacility, namèly a Men's Shed,
bl Offèrln8 QPPOrtunltles for mtn In the Klnlochleven area to meet and undèrtake cleatr￿, physkal,
purposelul and rètreatbullol 0rt1vrtl￿ of ihelr chobce,
cl Reducln8 Isolailon ol men in the area ihus contrlbutlw to their phy5K¥I and mentol wellbein8.
dl DewelopinB ihe upaclty of men Ihe ￿nIaChIeVe￿ area to sMre thèli skllls and knpwled8e wlth
other5 In the communlty.
vtments and P
Shed attlvilbe5 for thls flnaThtlal pÈrlDd concentraled on completln8 r•novatlt)Th ol the m•ln bvlldl
and the luiniment of the svt objettrves for 2023212024. All bul One was (ompleted.
A revlew ol those artlvltles •re is lollows:
Renovatlon of the buildln81s almosr cornplÈté wlth member5 •Dloyiw the beneffts of the The%v
Tea Room, &nd extern41 Idlet facSll¢le5. An addltlonal storage shed wa5 obtaiTred arld erected èt
Ihe rear otihe slte. Matert1￿ and tlmber can be stored outslde the m41n ¥yoikshop all(wlng mo
Ip•ce for member actlvilles wlthln ihe maln shed.
A key 4irn of the Men's Shed Is to work closely wlth hxal ofganlsaiknns to meet the Increasln8
Theeds of our ￿mMunIty. We believe thal the circuFar use of resources ton beDellt locals and
I￿lISI$ •llke, Improving the communlty Ex)th ¥lsually arbd indlvidualty. The Kinlothle¥en
CommuTrlty gerbef115 TrusL don•ted fvnds to purchase new ilmber and miterlalg to construct
bench seats, positlonlns In the two pliypif*s •nd thè bowls club wlthln the vlll88e.
We a150 rèswfided to a request Irom th•1o¢al Hl8h School io help pupif5 WI￿ wefe sI￿a¥s￿8 for
'John Mulr Trust award,. The shod made twenty-5ix woc¥4en strudures to house bird5, bats,
insects, and butterflies. In pddltlon. ihey neodtd bird and squirrel teeders, The flnlshed items
were dlsm4ntled Into flai packs and dellvered to the school alon8 wilh 055ernb￿ bnstmctions,
The pupik then assembled theli chosen Sieffi, which was positloned In ihe communltv.
We contltsue to cross (ommunkots wlth other orpnisationswithiTr south L￿&bert0 Shaft Ideas
and obtsln SuppOrt,￿presen1ed Ihe shed at ihe reglonèl Scott15h Mèn's Shed,
eting at Inveme55. Other shed members ha￿ made wd-ho¢ vtsits lo the Fort Wllllam Mefi's
Shed who p(ovlded h*lp, advice, arKI eQuI￿￿ni durln8 thè year.
Our obiE(tlvp to creale a RtpaSr Café wa5 reSe1￿hed i￿1 the Tivstees made ihe dedsitsn not to
pro8re5s wtth the pmlect thls year due to a l•ck of experti%e wrthin the rnembershlp and
Inadequate tacllltles, The project wlll howEver (Dntinue tD be a lowtr t•am obiertlve.

Klnlothlw•n M•rfs Sh•d
Swtthh Ch•rft•ble Inc¢rpomad lknn&atk4n
TnMt••¢ R•wi for the porfod ljljuty IQU to 30th June 2024 l¢frtbK*dl
Durln&the pandemlc we lost Contact wlth approxlmately 50% of our membershlp base. promptlni
revlew of Our membershlp reths. A 'Mernberf 15 now defiThÈd as any man complelin8
membershlp applIcat￿n lonn after l January 2022. Members a￿ then utégoi&èd as 'Active' or
'Nofvactlrf, whkh means, 'no participatlon In shed adfvlties in •ny financial yejrf.
Intr￿se0 s￿d attfvltles wmhln the eommunlty h attr•ctln8 fflor• Intefest in membershlp. Th￿e
new members JDlned during the pefh)d wlth an ovenll artlwity rate of 80%. As • fesult of the
Inueased ￿l¥lIV the shed f•dllty Is now open three diys per week wlth an aver4e of 4*ht
members attendlng eKh Mssbon.
A dedkated Shed webslte wis l•urKW In 2023; thls h•1 r•c•l¥•d •)od f•edbx
A more profe551oMI h)oklna newsletter- SheddlN L*ht' . l•unched in December 2023. Thli
WNI coniinue as • bl4nnual produclk)n.
Generallng Income Is the Ilfe blood of ihe or83nisatioffl Ind we Ire pleased to rep)rt our fvTrdln8
obleclbles have been achleved. Our pollcy Is toonty seek support fvom funder511 we havt • spètific
prolea to complete. Ovethtad costs are to be covered by local dDnations. However, we ar•
Cufrentty expefienclnu extTaordln•ry Infl•tloMry increases In ¢)¥erheJd costs. requlrlr4 •ddltlon•l
5UPPQrt. The ￿le rf products m•de In the shed for ihe ttjmmunity provided •ddltlo￿l Income. li
our Intentbon to eMp•nd ihe s•le ol works activlty In Ihe comlnq yeif.
The Trustees would take thls opportunlty to express our 8ritlttsde to all oryanisitkJ05 •r
bndk¥lduJb who have supporteil the shed throughout the year. We I￿ especlally aritéful to: Th•
Scotttsh Men's Shed Assocè•tlon, A8e kutland. Kinlochleven (l￿￿M￿nIty Beneffts Fund. Thanks
vi150 to members ol the Kinlochleven c￿per•i￿* Communlty Fund. who f4tthfulty prtr4lded
conlknuous support 8rnThts slne• start up, wIthO￿ them w• would hwé survNed,
5e¥ei•l IDdI￿u•l5 •nd tU51n¢s5¢5 hve supported us wlth ftn•ncl•l donJtlon5, m•terl•ls. and
dlscounts on 8iw)ds supplled. FIMlly. our thanks 80 to th• d•dlc•led membef5 of the shed
h•v• worked so h•rd to c(wnplete eoals dur1￿ the year.
Totsl income lorthe y••rw•s £2,891 and e¥p¢ndlture wis £4.0S2, result5n8 In a deflclt d£l.161.

Kknlochleven Merfs Shed
Scottlih Charlt•ble In￿rated Or8anI￿1On
SCO￿112
Tru5teE< kniu•l the perlod l Juty 2013 to aoth Jun• 2024 l¢ontlnu¢d)
Maintaln a Kjstal￿b1Q fun&raisin8 phn to 8ener4t• ongolng tLwenu¢.
Increase pmdLKtFon of 5aleable iiems. benche5lbird boxe5 etL
Expand the ￿lIve mÈmber¥hip base.
Recer¢e teach1￿ Inwjt on Men's Health.
Explore opportunlties to de¥plDp a repalr c4fé,
Approved tythe Trustè•s on 14Mèrch 2025 Ind slintd ofi thelr behall b)v.

KinlochlEven MEn'5 Shed
s(￿$h CMrlt4bbe lrtoii)(rted O[pr￿￿tk
SC050122
Indqp•FKb•nt Emaminees report
Independent eyamlDerf5 reFK•rt to thè trL*slèeslmember5 of Klnlo(hleven Men's Shed ISCIO
SC0501221 on Ihe ac&)unts of the charlty for the perlod from I. July 2023 to 3￿, June 2024 set Dut
on pages 6t0 8.
ctlvè res
ustèes and examlTh
The ctsrltfs truslets ère responsible for the pteparntion ol the ac￿Unts aCc￿danCI with ihe
tefms of the Charttles ènd Trusiee Investment IS(oilafidl 2¢)05 Aci and Ihe Charities Auoun15
Iscotlandl Regulatlon$ 2CIJ6, The charlty trustees considprthat the audbl requltÈfftent of Re8ulatwJ
10111 Idl of ihe Accounts Regulations does not apply. 11 ts my respon51bility to examine the accounts
as réquired under sectlon 4411) Icl ol the Act aThd io rtate whether partlculdr matters ha¥e come to
my atienilon,
stai
My examinatlon Is carrled out in accordance wlth Regulation 11 of the Charltles Auounts Iscotlafidl
Re8ulatSon5 2tX)6. An e¥amlnatlon Inck4des a ieview of ihe •c£ouniin8 records kept by the charlty
and a comparkson of the accounts presenteol wlth those retofds. It a150 Includes cons1defai￿rt of any
unusual It•ms or disclosures In the accounts and seek5 explanalh)ns from Iht trustee5 cOn￿rnIN3
any such rnati*Ys. The proc?dures undertakern do fiol provide all the eviderkce Ihai would bt
requlred In an audlt and, consequentty, I do Trot express an audli oplnion on the accounts.
endent EX
In the couné of my examln&tlon. no matler hos corne to my •rtentlon111 whlch 8kves me re45onable
use to belleve thit In any materlal ￿sPert rewlrements to keep accountiw ￿CordS In
4CCOTdancè with sE(¢ion 4411Tr141 of ihe 2005 Act a￿1 Re8ul?tlon 4 of 2￿6 Attount5
Ro8ulations. and to Pfepare accounts whlch a¢cofd with the acCI￿ntIng records ar￿ comply wlth
Re8uFailon 9 of the 21J)6 kcounts Regulations have not been met, 011111 to which, in my Opinion.
attentiDn should be drawn rn order tD ènable i F￿0pe( und*fStanding of the accounts io be rÈached.
Dèie4%March 2025

Klnk>chl•ven Men'$ shed
SC050lli
ft•t41pts and Pawnents ACC￿ th• plrfod I" Juty IOU to JDth June 2024
2024
Tetal
funds
2023
Totol
Funds.
Unre5trict¢d Restrkl•d
funds
fvnd5
Notes
pts
Gf•nts
Donitknns l sale ol work
Interest rKel¥ed
Total
2,338
8.237
155
25
417
53
U91
53
P•ym•nts
Relatsd dlre¢(ty to
tharitable •rtlwltles
Purchase of 4ss•ts
Totsl
4,052
4,052
5,170
S170
ID•ficlll l ￿ry91￿$ for the
period
11.161)
IL1611
9247

Klnloctrdewen Merfi Shed
Scotiljh tha￿*￿￿1e InCorF￿1￿d or81nl￿1IOn
5C050122
5tstpment of b•l*K•s, 30th June 2024
un￿￿￿￿ted Re5trkt
Totsl
ds
fuplds
funds
Cath and bank
At I. July 2023
Deficll for the perlod
6,126
{¥1611
6,626
11,1611
At 3￿jufie 2024
FExed
At 1° July 2023
purCh￿e￿ In thé per￿￿
2,71))
AI 3￿ Jun• 2024
l7Th)
Total resen
Al I. July 2023
Movement In the perlod
8,826
{1,1611
9,326
{I,Isii
Ai 3￿ June 2024
7.665
500
165
Thé flnandal statements were approved bv the Trustees on March 2025 and slgned on thelr behall
Trnstee

Klrkn¢hle¥en Merfs Sh
Scottlsh Ch•rlt•ble Or8M11•11on
SC0S0￿2
Nalej ts th• Iln*)dal statmwnts
L 6r•nts ￿114*d
Gr•nts were rtcew from ￿kn1￿￿1￿¥en Communnity Benet*s Fund •nd CoDperthe B•neffts
Tnth. Govern￿￿nt energy bill ￿llet 01 £295 hs InclLMled wtrthbn 8r•nts received.
A restrlrted grant ot £S(Q from Brthtslde Pn)dKt&K, recewed In * pwlous perl¢xl for use
towards tralnln& has yet to be 5peiit.
l ul• ol T*ork
Funds were iecelyed frwn the of tommunlty benche&
Exwdltw• droaty r•l•tad to th•rfi•t4• •CtIb￿
E¥wndlture In ihe pÈrk)d comwi5ed:
InsuTrnce
Utilitle5
TL)oIs
Health & s•fety
Travel
Reno¥atlons
Materlals
Cornwter &
$14tionery
607
359
1.131
626
Total
Flxed assets rèpftsent the ola sh•d. toots arKI equlpment (ail In prwlous perlodsl.