01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 15 January 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 8 ABBOTSHAM ROAD, BIDEFORD, DEVON, EX39 3AQ
02 Activities
What the charity does
Bideford Mens Shed is part of UK Mens Shed Association. It exists to promote the wellbeing of lonely and elderly people who can meet together to make and mend for the community.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Devon
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BIDEFORD MEN'S SHED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-01-15T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 15 Jan 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(I) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MEN AGED 18 OR OVER, WOMEN OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE MAY ALSO BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE TORRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL AND SURROUNDING AREA, FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF OF FACILITIES IN WHICH THEY CAN INDIVIDUALLY OR JOINTLY TO UNDERTAKE CREATIVE, PHYSICAL OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, LEARN OR PASS ON SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER SOCIALLY.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE “SOCIALLY EXCLUDED” MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: (UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL).(II) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE IN THE TORRIDGE DISTRICT OF DEVON AND SURROUNDING AREAS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE RETIRED, UNEMPLOYED OR HAVE HEALTH PROBLEMS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR HOBBIES, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION INCLUDING PRACTICAL INTERESTS, SKILLS SHARING, THE LEARNING OF NEW SKILLS, AND HELPING WITH COMMUNITY BASED PROJECTS.
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Charity Policy
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- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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- Financial reserves policy and procedures
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- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
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- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
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- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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- Social media policy and procedures
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- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures