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HORSFORTH SHED

Registered charity 1184672 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Horsforth Shed aims to reduce social isolation by allowing people to connect, converse and create in an enjoyable and supportive environment. It operates from a totally renovated former Scout Building and has fully equipped workshop space and a social area.Since opening in 2021 it has engaged with variety of groups from school children to older people. Affiliated to the UK Men's Shed Association.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£71k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £40,227 against total expenditure of £41,446, resulting in a net decrease in funds. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £24,431, which exceeds its stated minimum reserve threshold of £6,000, and the trustees confirm the organization is a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Receipts from Services Supplied (92% of income)
“Receipts from Services Supplied £36,935”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: five months’ operating costs (held: £24k)
“To ensure that the charity continues to be financially sustainable we have a reserves policy of five months’ operating costs. These are currently estimated at £13,600 with a minimum reserve threshold of £6,000.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£71k£39k
31/12/2024£40k£41k
31/12/2023£36k£30k
31/12/2022£24k£23k
31/12/2021£28k£18k

Common questions

Is HORSFORTH SHED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £40,227 against total expenditure of £41,446, resulting in a net decrease in funds. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £24,431, which exceeds its stated minimum reserve threshold of £6,000, and the trustees confirm the organization is a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HORSFORTH SHED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HORSFORTH SHED as a grant recipient include WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' WOODSIDE LEEDS.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUSTFY2022£5kGroup Awards
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES' WOODSIDE LEEDSFY2025£3kFinancial support from Parish Centre surplus