01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046393
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DG9 8PL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide a safe environment for Men to meet and partake in useful activities practical activities.
Charitable purposes
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Beneficiaries
- Older People
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
THE PURPOSES OF THE SHED ARE: a) To provide recreational facilities and advance the social needs, health and well being of men of all ages and backgrounds living in the Stranraer area of Wigtownshire by creating developing and maintaining a facility to be known as the Rhins Men's Shed. b) To offer opportunities primarily for men in the Stranraer area to meet and undertake creative, physical, purposeful and recreational activities of their choice. c) To reduce isolation thus contributing to their physical and mental wellbeing of the local community. d) To develop the capacity of its members to share their skills and knowledge with the local community
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £6,263 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,892 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 3 July 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £4,867 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,535 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 9 July 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £9,892 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,511 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 3 July 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £8,016 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,836 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 4 May 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £250 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,364 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 30 September 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Briarbank, Dunragit, Stranraer, Wigtownshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rhinsshed.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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