Registered charity (CIO) · Norwich
Norwich MEN's Shed
- 10 trustees
- Income £82k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Ian Alexander BlunnieChair · since 2021
- Adrian DowningTrustee · since 2026
- James L BakerTrustee · since 2026
- Kenneth DearloveTrustee · since 2026
- Martino UragalloTrustee · since 2026
- Matthew SimsTrustee · since 2026
- Michael Dennis WarmingtonTrustee · since 2025
- Raymond DentTrustee · since 2026
- Richard Charles ArundellTrustee · since 2022
- Timothy Mark RidgleyTrustee · since 2017
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Recreation and 1 more
- Where
- Norfolk
- Website
- www.norwichmensshed.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£82k£73k
- 2024£86k£59k
- 2023£51k£48k
Earlier years
- 2022£30k£38k
- 2021£47k£21k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 17%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING MEN AGED 18 OR OVER, WITHIN NORWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, 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 RE-ASSIGNMENT; 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).
Grants received
7 grants · £51,500 total360Giving 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £42,500 (5 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £7,500
- Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation · £1,500
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Ian Alexander Blunnie Chair since 2021
- Adrian Downing since 2026
- James L Baker since 2026
- Kenneth Dearlove since 2026
- Michael Dennis Warmington since 2025
- Martino Uragallo since 2026
- Matthew Sims since 2026
- Raymond Dent since 2026
- Richard Charles Arundell since 2022
- Timothy Mark Ridgley since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Timothy Mark Ridgley since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Ian Alexander Blunnie Chair since 2021
- Adrian Downing since 2026
- James L Baker since 2026
- Kenneth Dearlove since 2026
- Michael Dennis Warmington since 2025
- Martino Uragallo since 2026
- Matthew Sims since 2026
- Raymond Dent since 2026
- Richard Charles Arundell since 2022
- Timothy Mark Ridgley since 2017
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1171796
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 27 Feb 2017 as amended on 01 Jan 2026
- Contact on the register
- 07421 088033 · nms@norwichmensshed.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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