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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

WARE MEN'S SHED

Ware Men's Shed provides a place for people to meet and socialise while doing crafting activities, such as woodworking. It promotes mental health, particular for people that are marginalised in society, for example through the effects of old age, unemployment or ill health.
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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 was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/12/23£0£2£-1
31/12/22£3£1£2
31/12/21£0£0£0
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

waremensshed@gmail.com

07958013888

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
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 (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

  • EDWARD ANDREW HOUSSEMAYNE DU BOULAY Appointed: 2023
  • JOHN PALOMBO Appointed: 2021
  • JAMES TURNER (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • JOHN SOUTHEY Appointed: 2024
  • PAUL WATSON Appointed: 2024
  • THOMAS HAYWARD Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/04/2021, number: 1194281
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

10 MAPLETHORPE COURT
PRIORY STREET
WARE
10 MAPLETHORPE COURT PRIORY STREET
SG12 0DD

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OLDER MEN), WITHIN THE AREA OF WARE AND 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 LEARN TO PASS ON SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER SOCIALLY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; BEREAVEMENT OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH PHYSICAL OR MENTAL

Defined Area of Benefit:

WITHIN THE AREA OF WARE AND SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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