Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

ALRESFORD MEN'S SHED 

Provide a workshop for members to come together, socialise,and maintain their health and wellbeing. To work together on a range of projects to exercise their skills and pass them on to others. To assist the local community in practical ways.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no 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

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
31/12/22£9£4£5n/an/an/an/an/a19
31/12/21£6£3£2n/an/an/an/an/a24
31/12/20£4£3£2n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/12/19?£9£4£4n/an/an/an/an/a23
11/11/18*£7£5£2£0£0£0n/a022
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

https://alresfordmensshed.wordpress.com/

alresfordmensshed@gmail.com

01962738677

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/12/2017, number: 1176243
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR18: 41 days late,
Main office

4 Langtons Court
ALRESFORD
SO24 9UE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE (PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, MEN AGED 18 OR OVER), WITHIN ALRESFORD 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 JOINTLY OR INDIVIDUALLY TO UNDERTAKE CREATIVE, PHYSICAL OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, LEARN AND PASS ON SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER SOCIALLY.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' 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; AND ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL).

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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