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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

DUNSTABLE MEN IN SHEDS

Dunstable Men in Sheds is a member of the UK Men's Sheds Association. The Men's Shed movement provides a community based atmosphere for men over 50 to engage in hobbies, community projects and general socialising. The Shed has workspace fitted with machine tools, etc, which are available for all to use. www.dunstablemeninsheds.org.uk will tell you more!
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 recently
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely male?
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£11£4£7n/a
31/03/22*£15£3£11n/a
31/03/21£4£3£1n/a
31/03/20£7£5£2n/a
31/03/19£5£3£2n/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.dunstablemeninsheds.org.uk

dunstablemeninsheds@gmail.com

07972 299630

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Central Bedfordshire, Luton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Ensuring the safety of the workshop by installing an indoor toilet, investing in rewiring and new dust extraction, and creating a secure back entrance which will make the workshop more accessible and attract new membership.
£5,475 29/11/2022
Shed Refurbishment

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BERNHARD BATCHELOR Appointed: 2018
  • DAVID FRANK GOULD Appointed: 2022
  • GLYNN ARNOLD ELLIS Appointed: 2018
  • KAYSON JOHN GURNEY COUNCILLOR Appointed: 2021
  • NIGEL EVERARD SKINNER (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • PETER DAVID FARROW Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/05/2018, number: 1178575
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR23: 107 days late, AR22: 8 days late,
Main office

Dunstable Men in Sheds
Meadway Allotments
Meadway
DUNSTABLE
Bedfordshire
LU6 3JU

Objectives

THE AIMS (‘THE OBJECTS’) OF DUNSTABLE MEN IN SHEDS ARE:TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OLDER MEN), WITHIN DUNSTABLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN WHICH THEY CAN MEET TO UNDERTAKE, JOINTLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, CREATIVE, PHYSICAL OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, LEARN OR PASS ON SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER SOCIALLY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; BEREAVEMENT OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL).

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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