Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -9

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Future income +5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Static board: -3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -3

ALDRIDGE SHED

A place to pursue practical interests at leisure, to practice skills and enjoy making and mending. You can usually find at the Aldridge Shed woodworking, repairing and restoring, model boat building, pen making etc. Whatever the activity, the essence is not a building, but the connections and relationships between its members.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is completely male
The Board composition appears to be rather static

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

Financial Data ?

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
31/05/23	£14	£12	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/05/22	£25	£15	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/05/21	£6	£8	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/05/20	£21	£11	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/05/19	£13	£20	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/05/18	£17	£7	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.aldridgeshed.co.uk

aldridgeshed@gmail.com

07973657328

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Recreation

GiG Classification

Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Walsall,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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 - Enhancing and modernising Aldridge Shed
£9,877	07/07/2023	The funding will be used to purchase new equipment for the shed facility providing members with a suitable environment to make and mend items in a social atmosphere along with allowing additional ....more The funding will be used to purchase new equipment for the shed facility providing members with a suitable environment to make and mend items in a social atmosphere along with allowing additional members to join. The project aims to reduce loneliness and isolation across the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Aldridge Shed enhancing and upgrading
£9,990	20/08/2021	The funding will be used by the group to refurbish the shed to provide wheelchair access and a quiet space to run weekly free community workdays and replace some of the used equipment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Aldridge Shed Enhancement
£9,817	27/04/2018 12	This charity will upgrade the equipment for their community shed, which will bring people together to build social connections and reduce loneliness.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALAN JOHN GRICE Appointed: 2017

DEREK WILLIAM FERN Appointed: 2017

IAN CHARLES DAVIS Appointed: 2017

IVOR ANDERSON (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ALDRIDGE, DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD,

MARK PERRY Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/09/2017, number: 1174684

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from SHAYLOR FOUNDATION on 05/11/2019

Main office

1 COMMONSIDE
PELSALL
WALSALL
WS3 4QL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF MEN AND WOMEN LIVING IN THE VICINITY OF ALDRIDGE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, TO COMBAT LONELINESS, SOCIAL ISOLATION AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A FACILITIES WHERE THEY CAN MEET AND ENGAGE IN HOBBIES, PRACTICAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES TOGETHER, AIMED AT INCREASING THEIR ENGAGEMENT, SKILL SHARING AND CONDITION OF LIFE. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, SOCIAL EXCLUSION MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL OR DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER-REASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); OR CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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