Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE SILVERS' WORKSHOP

The Silvers Workshop provides a workshop with wood and metal-working tools where older men can come to make and mend things and socialise and enjoy the camaraderie of work without the pressures. We are based in Reading in Berkshire and membership is available to men in the vicinity of Reading, Wokingham, West Berkshire and Bracknell Forest.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently

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Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£16	£14	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/12/21		£12	£14	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/20		£17	£14	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/12/19		£20	£19	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/12/18		£27	£28	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17?	*	£12	£10	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
06/04/16	*	£6	£5	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.thesilversworkshop.org.uk

contact@thesilversworkshop.org.uk

01183913545

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Reading, West Berkshire, Wokingham,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
45 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Out Further to Reduce Loneliness in Older Men
£9,820	03/08/2018 12	The funding will be used to continue a men's shed project providing workshops for older men. It will include a day out to a local museum or heritage site and develop a long term strategy for the ....more The funding will be used to continue a men's shed project providing workshops for older men. It will include a day out to a local museum or heritage site and develop a long term strategy for the project. The project aims to combat loneliness and social isolation caused by age or disability.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BARRY FOWLER (Chair) Appointed: 2018

DAVID CATTON Appointed: 2016

MYLES RAYMOND SIBLEY Appointed: 2022

PETER DEWSNAP Appointed: 2020

ROBERT WILSON WHITTLE Appointed: 2022

STUART JAMES FREEBODY Appointed: 2023

ANTHONY SMITH-CRALLAN Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: WOKINGHAM MEN'S SHED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/11/2014, number: 1159283

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR17: 105 days late, AR16: 41 days late,

Main office

The Silvers Workshop
37 Hilcot Road
READING
RG30 2SX

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF MEN LIVING IN THE VICINITY OF READING AND WOKINGHAM TO COMBAT LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION BY THE PROVISION OF A WORKSHOP WHERE THEY CAN MEET AND ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES TOGETHER ONLY LIMITED BY THEIR ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE INDEPENDENTLY, AIMED AT INCREASING THEIR ENGAGEMENT AND CONDITION OF LIFE .

Defined Area of Benefit:

READING AND WOKINGHAM

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