BOOTLE TOOL SHED

Registered charity 1170924 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

we are a community workshop our activities include furniture repair /building , we have a fully equipped woodwork workshop , we also undertake light furniture upholstery as well as an area for the painting / up-cycling of furniture. we take on small commissions for local community groups.

Objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 18 LIVING IN THE BOROUGH OF SEFTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OLDER MEN BY PREVENTING THEM 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 A PREMISES IN WHICH SUCH PEOPLE CAN MEET JOINTLY OR INDIVIDUALLY TO UNDERTAKE AND SHARE CREATIVE, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THEIR CHOICE AND LEARN OR PASS ON SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£44k
Latest spending
£28k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's liabilities exceed its assets, resulting in a net asset deficit of £7,653 for the year ended 31st December 2025. However, the independent examiner confirmed that the trustees have completed their going concern assessment and no matters came to their attention giving cause for concern regarding the financial statements.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Liverpool City · Sefton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£44k£28k
31/12/2024£26k£50k
31/12/2023£96k£73k
31/12/2022£88k£77k
31/12/2021£55k£55k

Common questions

Is BOOTLE TOOL SHED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's liabilities exceed its assets, resulting in a net asset deficit of £7,653 for the year ended 31st December 2025. However, the independent examiner confirmed that the trustees have completed their going concern assessment and no matters came to their attention giving cause for concern regarding the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BOOTLE TOOL SHED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BOOTLE TOOL SHED as a grant recipient include BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONFY2021£1kActivities for older people bringing structure to people's lives affected by COVID.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/11/2025£20kBootle tool shed
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2023£9kBootle bike shed
The National Lottery Community Fund11/10/2018£9kBootle Toole Shed - Workshop Upgrade