NIDDERDALE AND PATELEY BRIDGE MEN'S SHED C.I.O.

Registered charity 1184036 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PATELEY SHED

The "Pateley Shed" works for the public benefit addressing rural isolation & social exclusion amongst mainly men in Nidderdale N Yorkshire. A key driver is providing a renewed sense of belonging & purpose through the provision of facilities in which they can meet to undertake physical or recreational activities, learn & pass on skills; supporting each other and providing a "listening ear".

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONG MEN AGED 18 YEARS AND OLDER, LIVING IN NIDDERDALE AND PATELEY BRIDGE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE RETIRED, UNEMPLOYED OR HAVE HEALTH PROBLEMS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR HOBBIES, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS INCLUDING PRACTICAL INTERESTS, SKILLS SHARING, THE LEARNING OF NEW SKILLS, AND HELPING WITH COMMUNITY BASED PROJECTS.

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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£17k
Latest spending
£8k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a positive surplus of £18,802 for the year, with unrestricted reserves rising to £14,579. The trustees state that these reserves provide a buffer towards running costs, although they note risks related to member retention and rising electricity charges.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“We do not currently carry out any fundraising activities”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six to nine month’s buffer towards running costs (held: £15k)
“Members agreed, at our last AGM, that we should continue to build up our reserves so that we could have a six to nine month’s buffer towards running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The only uncertainty is perhaps our low number of members currently, compared to other Sheds within Yorkshire which limits our ability to increase the number and types of sessions we can run.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 9

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 18

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£17k£8k
31/03/2025£33k£14k
31/03/2024£7k£8k
31/03/2023£8k£9k
31/03/2022£14k£11k

Common questions

Is NIDDERDALE AND PATELEY BRIDGE MEN'S SHED C.I.O. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a positive surplus of £18,802 for the year, with unrestricted reserves rising to £14,579. The trustees state that these reserves provide a buffer towards running costs, although they note risks related to member retention and rising electricity charges. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NIDDERDALE AND PATELEY BRIDGE MEN'S SHED C.I.O.?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NIDDERDALE AND PATELEY BRIDGE MEN'S SHED C.I.O. 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 FOUNDATIONFY2024£1kBenches and workshop equipment for this men's shed charity aiming to improve mental health.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2024£10kPateley Shed Premises Expansion Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHREWSBURY MEN'S SHED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NIDDERDALE AND PATELEY BRIDGE MEN'S SHED C.I.O.£17k—0unclear—noted
SHREWSBURY MEN'S SHED FY2025£55k——unclear—no doubt
NORWICH MEN'S SHED FY2025£82k—0unclear—no doubt
WHARFEDALE MEN'S SHED FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW MILTON MEN'S SHED FY2025£34k—0above—no doubt
GAINSBOROUGH MEN'S SHED FY2026£35k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.