Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 8

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

THE DUSTY SHED

Provision of activities, predominantly woodworking, for people with time on their hands. The aim is to tackle social exclusion by providing an environment where people can get involved as much or as little as they wish with the activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 8 years

www.thedustyshed.org.uk

admin@thedustyshed.org.uk

02920003710

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/22	£6	£8	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
30/06/21	£15	£21	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
30/06/20	£18	£14	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
30/06/19	£20	£14	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	29
30/06/18	£3	£11	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	30
30/06/17	£11	£5	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Cardiff,

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
24 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 - The Dusty Shed – where woodworking banishes the blues
£6,940	18/09/2023	The Dusty Shed in Cardiff will use £6940 to provide ongoing activities to reduce loneliness and isolation among older people. Bydd The Dusty Shed yng Nghaerdydd yn defnyddio £6940 i ddarparu ....more The Dusty Shed in Cardiff will use £6940 to provide ongoing activities to reduce loneliness and isolation among older people. Bydd The Dusty Shed yng Nghaerdydd yn defnyddio £6940 i ddarparu gweithgareddau parhaus i leihau unigrwydd ac ynysrwydd ymhlith pobl hn.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reducing loneliness and social isolation
£9,985	27/06/2022	The Dusty Shed in Cardiff will offer regular activity sessions bringing together older people especially men who are isolated disabled or experiencing poor mental health. £9985 will fund staff ....more The Dusty Shed in Cardiff will offer regular activity sessions bringing together older people especially men who are isolated disabled or experiencing poor mental health. £9985 will fund staff electricity refreshments activity costs insurance publicity a phone and website. Bydd The Dusty Shed yng Nghaerdydd yn cynnig sesiynau gweithgarwch rheolaidd gan ddod â phobl hn ynghyd yn enwedig dynion sy’n ynysig anabl neu’n profi iechyd meddwl gwael. Bydd £9985 yn ariannu staff trydan lluniaeth costau’r gweithgarwch yswiriant cyhoeddusrwydd ffôn a gwefan.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reducing Loneliness and Social Isolation
£9,949	07/05/2021	Bydd y Dusty Shed yng Nghaerdydd yn defnyddio £9949 i gynnig gwybodaeth a chyfarfodydd cymdeithasol ddwywaith yr wythnos i bobl hn sy'n ynysig yn anabl neu'n profi salwch meddwl.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Dusty Shed
£10,000	27/04/2020 10	The Dusty Shed in Cardiff will offer a range of practical activity-based training courses to help people experiencing loneliness and isolation to improve their health and wellbeing. £10000 will fund ....more The Dusty Shed in Cardiff will offer a range of practical activity-based training courses to help people experiencing loneliness and isolation to improve their health and wellbeing. £10000 will fund staff salary sessional workers tools and materials electricity and insurance. Bydd y Dusty Shed yng Nghaerdydd yn cynnig ystod o gyrsiau hyfforddi ymarferol yn seiliedig ar weithgareddau i helpu pobl sy'n profi unigrwydd ac arwahanrwydd i wella eu hiechyd a'u lles. Bydd £10000 yn ariannu cyflog staff gweithwyr sesiynol offer a deunyddiau trydan ac yswiriant
National Lottery Community Fund - Improve Participation & Broaden Scope
£10,000	12/04/2019 12	Project Summary :_x000D_ The Dusty Shed in Cardiff will offer a range of practical, activity-based training courses, to help people experiencing loneliness and isolation improve their health and ....more Project Summary :_x000D_ The Dusty Shed in Cardiff will offer a range of practical, activity-based training courses, to help people experiencing loneliness and isolation improve their health and wellbeing._x000D_ What Money is for :_x000D_ This grant for £10,000 will fund development worker salary, skilled craftsmen, materials, electricity, and insurance.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHARLES ANTHONY WALLACE (Chair) Appointed: 2019

DOUGLAS SMITH Appointed: 2016

MICHELLE LOUISE POWELL Appointed: 2021

PAUL PERERA Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/08/2016, number: 1168742

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

C/O Dusty Forge Project
460 Cowbridge Road West
CARDIFF
CF5 5BZ

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLBEING BY REDUCING THE LONELINESS AND ISOLATION OF INDIVIDUALS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MEN AGED 50+, LIVING IN CARDIFF AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ?SHEDS?; COMMUNITY BASED PROJECTS WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN SHARE, LEARN AND SOCIALISE WITH EACH OTHER IN AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT.B) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CARDIFF AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.C) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION BY THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED IN PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE INTERDEPENDENCE, INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND KINSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERING BACKGROUNDS, CULTURES AND ABILITIES. I. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ?SOCIALLY EXCLUDED? MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.D) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY EDUCATING, ENCOURAGING AND ASSISTING THE LOCAL POPULATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICE, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SIMILAR GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE PROMOTION OF PRACTICAL MEASURES FOR THE RECYCLING, REPAIRING AND UP-CYCLING OF ITEMS.

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