UK MEN's Sheds Association

Registered charity 1162409 CIO Registered since 2015

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

5 trustees on the board

Robert Michael Lloyd Chair since 2022
Andrew Kenneth Johnston since 2023
Ivor Christopher Ambrose Griffiths since 2023
Jo Phillips since 2024
Mark Anthony Oneill since 2023

3y median 3y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

3.5y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

Robert Michael Lloyd Chair since 2022
Ivor Christopher Ambrose Griffiths since 2023

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Economic/community Development/employment 4Education/training 4The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 4Disability 1General Charitable Purposes 1Other Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

incomespending£926k latest income

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

6.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Lisvane MEN's Shed 1 shared trustee
Oakleaf Enterprise 1 shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Shaarei Rachamim Limited Similar size; both Other purposes
The British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology Similar size; both Other purposes
The Bridge Central Similar size; both Other purposes
Likewise Community Similar size; both Other purposes

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.menssheds.org.uk
Email	admin@ukmsa.org.uk
Phone	03007729626
Address	UK Men's Sheds Association, 49 Station Road, POLEGATE, East Sussex, BN26 6EA

Finances

£926,103 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£311,747	£172,462
2022	£149,673	£214,590
2023	£255,665	£232,579
2024	£234,671	£344,646
2025	£926,103	£586,039

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesEconomic/community Development/employmentOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO: PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES OR THE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES TO LOCAL MEN’S SHEDS, AND FURTHER ENABLE INFORMATION SHARING, COMMUNICATION AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THEM AND SO ACT AS A SUPPORT BODY FOR MEN’S SHEDS AND NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 25 JUN 2015AMENDED ON 04 SEP 2017 as amended on 04 Sep 2019 as amended on 19 Jul 2023 as amended on 11 Jul 2024 as amended on 13 Aug 2026

Trustees (5)

5trustees

61median age

0aged 70+

Robert Michael Lloydage band 60-64 Chair since 2022
Andrew Kenneth Johnston since 2023
Ivor Christopher Ambrose Griffiths since 2023
Jo Phillips since 2024
Mark Anthony Oneill since 2023

Linked company (Companies House)

UK MEN's Sheds Association · CE004887 · Active

Charitable Incorporated Organisation · incorporated 25/06/2015

Connected charities (2)

Lisvane MEN's Shed 1 shared trustee
Oakleaf Enterprise 1 shared trustee

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