Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 7

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -2

WOKING & DISTRICT MEN'S SHED

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing men aged 18 or over, withinWoking and the surrounding area, from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs ofthose people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into societythrough the provision of facilities in which they can meet to undertake creative, physical orrecreational activities.

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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 including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
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 and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
01/01/23		£7,697	£10,091	£-2,394	20
01/01/22		£19,958	£22,458	£-2,500	0
01/01/21		£13,156	£7,209	£5,947	7
01/01/20	*	£2,000	£1,571	£429	2

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

https://wokingmensshed.org.uk/

wadmshed@gmail.com

01483632847

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Surrey,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Community Foundation for Surrey	£8,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£3,000
Co-Operative Group	£1,143

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Woking & District Men's Shed at West Hall Care Home
£1,143	21/10/2023	We would like to build a greenhouse close to the allotment which will enhance our community project all year round.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Fit out of the New Men's Shed workshop at West Hall West Byfleet
£8,000	05/11/2020	Funding toward the capital costs of equipment to enable the start up of a local organisation, based in Woking, looking to help older people connect with each other.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,000	30/10/2020	Creation of permanent base for Woking and District Men's Shed

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

PETER DICKENSON Appointed: 2023

PHILIP MUNDAY (Chair) Appointed: 2023

ROY WESTLEY Appointed: 2019

STEPHEN EDWARD DEW Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: THE TURNING POINT TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/07/2019, number: 1184191

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR20: 22 days late,

Main office

39 Orchard Drive
Woking
GU21 4BW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING MEN AGED 18 OR OVER, WITHIN WOKING 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 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;YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL);SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT;POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT;RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN;POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS);CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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