Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 12

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 18

MENSCRAFT

MensCraft supports the wellbeing of men and boys through a range of activities including support groups, services for those at risk of suicide, social activities and the Caring Dads programme.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£484,141	£418,168	£65,973	12
31/03/22	£348,879	£293,912	£54,967	10
31/03/21	£413,801	£223,992	£189,809	10

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.menscraft.org.uk

info@menscraft.org.uk

0800 208 8382

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£225,666
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation	£85,418
Norfolk Community Foundation	£79,196
Tudor Trust	£77,000
People's Health Trust	£36,933
Charles Hayward Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Norfolk Community Foundation - Pit Stop
£79,196	12/07/2023	To support more men who are chronically isolated to take part in positive activities and provide a supportive pathway into volunteering opportunities in their neighbourhoods.
National Lottery Community Fund - Dads Onside
£216,216	27/04/2023	Funding will be used to improve child welfare in Norfolk by providing advice support and training to fathers. The project aims to improve safety wellbeing behaviour and educational achievement – ....more Funding will be used to improve child welfare in Norfolk by providing advice support and training to fathers. The project aims to improve safety wellbeing behaviour and educational achievement – through a more secure attachment to fathers and a more nurturing environment.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Menscraft
£10,000	21/12/2022	'Dads Onside' men's outreach project to improve child welfare
National Lottery Community Fund - Nurture in nature woodland project
£9,450	09/12/2022	Funding will be used to run two nature immersion programmes for vulnerable men who are suffering from poor mental or physical health and isolation. This project aims to promote wellbeing create a ....more Funding will be used to run two nature immersion programmes for vulnerable men who are suffering from poor mental or physical health and isolation. This project aims to promote wellbeing create a safe and nurturing space and foster a strong sense of community in a natural environment.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Menscraft
£85,418	27/10/2022	25% of salaries and running costs over 3-years for a fathers programme to improve parenting and enhance the safety and wellbeing of children in Norwich, Norfolk.
People's Health Trust - The Pit Stop
£36,933	24/06/2021 24	This two-year project delivers a social space and other activities offering face-to-face connection around shared interests for men who are socially isolated or experiencing challenges in their ....more This two-year project delivers a social space and other activities offering face-to-face connection around shared interests for men who are socially isolated or experiencing challenges in their lives. Held in venues near the centre of Norwich, the project builds on pilot activities and responds to feedback received from attendees, as well as wider surveys. Many activities, such as led walks, visual arts, music, book and film clubs, community theatre and playing board games, will be planned and delivered by peers, who will form steering groups around each activity and/or location, offering opportunities for informal social connection, to be socially active and to 'give back' to the community.
Tudor Trust - Grant to MensCraft
£2,000	04/01/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to MensCraft
£75,000	21/06/2019 36	over three years as continuation funding towards the development manager's salary at a project working with disadvantaged men in Norwich and across Norfolk

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

SAM WATTS Appointed: 2020

CHARLES ISON Appointed: 2020

DR GEORGIA PHILIP (Chair) Appointed: 2020

KELVIN COLBOURN Appointed: 2023

SUSAN KELLY Appointed: 2020

TIM ARNOLD Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: COLMAN SCHOOLS' PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION,

PAUL KAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Secretary, Other trusteeship: NORFOLK CARERS SUPPORT,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/03/2020, number: 1188578

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

MensCraft
6
The Cottage
St. Johns Alley
NORWICH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING MEN AND BOYS OF ALL AGES WITHIN NORFOLK AND SURROUNDING AREAS, FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) PROVIDING FACILITIES IN WHICH THEY CAN MEET JOINTLY OR INDIVIDUALLY TO UNDERTAKE CREATIVE, PHYSICAL OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, LEARN OR PASS ON SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER SOCIALLY;B) PROVIDING PRACTICAL ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS;C) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING THOSE INDIVIDUALS BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR INCLUSION; ANDD) PROVIDING ADVICE SO THAT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND BUSINESSES CAN ADAPT THEIR SERVICES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS.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).

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