MENSCRAFT

Registered charity 1188578 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MENSCRAFT CIC

MensCraft supports the wellbeing of men and boys through a range of activities including support groups, services for those at risk of suicide, social activities and the Caring Dads programme.

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).

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

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Registered contact address: Norwich, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £42,114 for the year, resulting in a reduction of total net assets from £352,928 to £310,814. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stand at £61,555, which is below the stated policy target of four months' expenditure (currently assessed at three months). Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient funds to continue operations for the next 12 months.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — MensCraft (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (50% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexander Paschal Durandchair
• Dr Georgia Philip
• Joel Matthew David Sharp
• John Paul Dewing
• Mark Ian Farrington
• Michael James Twigg
• Paul Kay
• Sam Watts
• Wesley Anderson

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MEN TOO.

• MEN TOO income £43k
• HARINGEY MENCAP LIMITED income £191k
• MEN WALK TALK income £72k
• MANCHESTER CRAFT & DESIGN income £222k
• BARNET MENCAP income £1.6m
• MAN & BOY income £138k

Side by side with its peers

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