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The Dusty Shed

The Dusty Shed is a registered charity (number 1168742) based in Cardiff, governed by 7 trustees. Latest income £19k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Cmis (Charity Commission)

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £19k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Recreation
Where
Cardiff
Website
www.thedustyshed.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2016

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£19k£18k
  • 2024£25k£17k
  • 2023£14k£14k
Earlier years
  • 2022£6k£8k
  • 2021£15k£21k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

A) TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLBEING BY REDUCING THE LONELINESS AND ISOLATION OF INDIVIDUALS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MEN AGED 50+, LIVING IN CARDIFF AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ?SHEDS?; COMMUNITY BASED PROJECTS WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN SHARE, LEARN AND SOCIALISE WITH EACH OTHER IN AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT.B) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CARDIFF AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.C) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION BY THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED IN PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE INTERDEPENDENCE, INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND KINSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERING BACKGROUNDS, CULTURES AND ABILITIES. I. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ?SOCIALLY EXCLUDED? MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.D) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY EDUCATING, ENCOURAGING AND ASSISTING THE LOCAL POPULATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICE, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SIMILAR GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE PROMOTION OF PRACTICAL MEASURES FOR THE RECYCLING, REPAIRING AND UP-CYCLING OF ITEMS.

Grants received

8 grants · £88,239 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £16,3892025-03-21
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £6,9402023-09-18
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9852022-06-27
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9492021-05-07
Board analysis

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.

7 trustees on the board

1y median 1y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
1.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

0
company-linked trustees

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

General Charitable Purposes 7Recreation 7The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 7

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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£19k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1168742
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - Association Registered 11 Aug 2016 as amended on 19 May 2026
Contact on the register
02920003710 · admin@thedustyshed.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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