Registered charity (CIO) · Norfolk
Menscraft
- 10 trustees
- Income £499k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alexander Paschal DurandChair · since 2025
- Charles IsonTrustee · since 2020
- Dr Georgia PhilipTrustee · since 2020
- Joel Matthew David SharpTrustee · since 2025
- John Paul DewingTrustee · since 2025
- Mark Ian FarringtonTrustee · since 2025
- Michael James TwiggTrustee · since 2024
- Paul KayTrustee · since 2023
- Sam WattsTrustee · since 2020
- Wesley AndersonTrustee · since 2025
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
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.menscraft.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2020
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£499k£564k
- 2024£664k£557k
- 2023£484k£418k
Earlier years
- 2022£349k£294k
- 2021£414k£224k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 56% · Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING MEN AND BOYS OF ALL AGES WITHIN NORFOLK AND SURROUNDING AREAS, FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) PROVIDING FACILITIES IN WHICH THEY CAN MEET JOINTLY OR INDIVIDUALLY TO UNDERTAKE CREATIVE, PHYSICAL OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, LEARN OR PASS ON SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER SOCIALLY;B) PROVIDING PRACTICAL ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS;C) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING THOSE INDIVIDUALS BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR INCLUSION; ANDD) PROVIDING ADVICE SO THAT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND BUSINESSES CAN ADAPT THEIR SERVICES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS.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).
Grants received
14 grants · £676,866 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 · £245,532 (3 grants)
- Norfolk Community Foundation · £94,376 (2 grants)
- The Earl of Northampton's Charity · £94,163
- Trusthouse Charitable Foundation · £85,418
- The Tudor Trust · £77,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- 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
- Alexander Paschal Durand Chair since 2025
- Charles Ison since 2020
- Dr Georgia Philip since 2020
- Joel Matthew David Sharp since 2025
- John Paul Dewing since 2025
- Mark Ian Farrington since 2025
- Michael James Twigg since 2024
- Paul Kay since 2023
- Sam Watts since 2020
- Wesley Anderson since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Charles Ison since 2020
- Dr Georgia Philip since 2020
- Sam Watts since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Alexander Paschal Durand Chair since 2025
- Charles Ison since 2020
- Dr Georgia Philip since 2020
- Joel Matthew David Sharp since 2025
- John Paul Dewing since 2025
- Mark Ian Farrington since 2025
- Michael James Twigg since 2024
- Paul Kay since 2023
- Sam Watts since 2020
- Wesley Anderson since 2025
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 1188578
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Mar 2020 as amended on 03 Dec 2025
- Contact on the register
- 0800 208 8382 · info@menscraft.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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