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CCEW Charity Commission profile

GROOMBRIDGE MEN'S SHED

Registered charity 1188369 · organisation 5158012

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
5 March 2020
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 March 2025 – 28 February 2026
Latest income
£14,450
Latest expenditure
£6,070
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Groombridge Mens Shed, Station Road, Groombridge, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, Kent, TN3 9QX

Website recorded by the regulator: groombridgemensshed.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

TO PROMOTE SOCIALINCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE,PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MEN AGED 18 OR OVER, WITHINGROOMBRIDGE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, FROM BECOMINGSOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARESOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2025
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
28 December 2026
Date Annual Return Received
15 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
15 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£14,450
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,070
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received
30 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£7,597
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,060
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date
29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received
6 November 2024
Date Accounts Received
6 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£12,315
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,463
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received
22 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
22 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£26,823
Total Gross Expenditure
£27,843
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
28 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received
15 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
15 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£63,241
Total Gross Expenditure
£62,157

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2025
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2026
Ar Due Date
28 December 2026
Ar Received Date
15 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£14,450
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,070
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
15
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2025
Ar Due Date
28 December 2025
Ar Received Date
30 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£7,597
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,060
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
15
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date
29 February 2024
Ar Due Date
29 December 2024
Ar Received Date
6 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£12,315
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,463
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
32
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2023
Ar Due Date
28 December 2023
Ar Received Date
22 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£26,823
Total Gross Expenditure
£27,843
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
30
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date
28 February 2022
Ar Due Date
28 December 2022
Ar Received Date
15 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£63,241
Total Gross Expenditure
£62,157
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£5,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
14

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Kent
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
East Sussex
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
GROOMBRIDGE MEN'S SHED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2020-03-05T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 05 Mar 2020 as amended on 23 Sept 2024
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MEN AGED 18 OR OVER, WITHIN GROOMBRIDGE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, 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 REASSIGNMENT; 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.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures