Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

HOOK SHED 

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit of men and women living in and around Hook, Hampshire, to combat loneliness and social isolation arising as a result of their age, infirmity, disability, financial hardship or social circumstance. To do this, we will provide workshop facilities and settings where they can meet to socialise and engage in projects and activities together.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly 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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£918£751£1670
31/03/22£4,462£2,620£1,8420
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

https://hook-shed.org.uk/

matt.heywood@hook-shed.org.uk

07712490510

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
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
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Hook Shedders Return
£1,089 05/10/2021
The funding is to provide equipment and model kits for members to come together and to make and also repair small items in the community for the wider community benefit. This will enable members to ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/08/2021, number: 1195578
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

Glebe Cottage
Tunworth Road
Mapledurwell
Basingstoke
RG25 2LU

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF MEN AND WOMEN LIVING IN AND AROUND HOOK, HAMPSHIRE, TO COMBAT LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION ARISING AS A RESULT OF THEIR AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCE.TO DO THIS, WE WILL PROVIDE WORKSHOP FACILITIES AND SETTINGS WHERE THEY CAN MEET TOSOCIALISE AND ENGAGE IN PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES TOGETHER, SUCH ACTIVITIES BEING AIMED AT INCREASING THEIR ENGAGEMENT, SKILLS AND CONDITION OF LIFE. IN ADDITION, OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT THE WIDER COMMUNITY MAY BE UNDERTAKEN IN PUBLIC SETTINGS (FOR EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ?REPAIR CAFES?)

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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