THE PORT MEN IN SHEDS

Registered charity 1191097 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Port Men in Sheds seeks to address and alleviate the damaging health and mental illness consequences brought about by social isolation in older men often brought about by retirement, ill health and bereavement. We achieve this objective by operating a large workshop and social facility in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, where men can come together and socialise in a creative communal workshop space.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MEN AGED 18 OR OVER WITHIN ELLESMERE PORT AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS, FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.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; RETIREMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; BEREAVEMENT; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS.3.2 TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF ELLESMERE PORT AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MEN AGED 18 OR OVER) BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.3.3 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE LEARNING FOR PLEASURE BY PEOPLE NO LONGER IN FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT THROUGH THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING IN SUBJECTS OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE.3.4 THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES THAT THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

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: Cheshire West and Chester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £148,915 with a surplus of £12,500, strengthening the charity's net assets to £67,852. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties, supported by a 25-year lease at peppercorn rent and diverse income streams including grants and membership fees.

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

What the accounts disclose

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Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
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• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Port Men In Sheds (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Stanlaw Abbey Development Trust — “Stanlaw Abbey Development Trust” (source page)
• Stellantis — “Stellantis - Jamie Craig” (source page)
• Vauxhall employees Charity Fund — “Vauxhall employees Charity Fund” (source page)
• The Mitchell Motor Group — “The Mitchell Motor Group” (source page)
• Brewer's Decorating Centre — “Brewer's Decorating Centre, Chester” (source page)
• WJ Property Cleaning Services — “WJ Property Cleaning Services” (source page)
• Thomas Tool Hire — “Thomas Tool Hire, Deeside” (source page)
• Beaver Tree Surgery — “Beaver Tree Surgery - Lee Hewitt” (source page)
• WT Window Store — “WT Window Store - Billy Griffiths” (source page)
• Busy Bee Cleaning Services — “Busy Bee Cleaning Services” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Edward Evans MBE
• David Watson
• Lawrence David Taylor
• Robin Golding
• Samantha Walker

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Wirral

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HASTINGS AND ST LEONARDS MEN'S SHED.

• HASTINGS AND ST LEONARDS MEN'S SHED income £43k
• SHREWSBURY MEN'S SHED income £55k
• GAINSBOROUGH MEN'S SHED income £35k
• WHARFEDALE MEN'S SHED income £26k
• NORWICH MEN'S SHED income £82k
• MEN IN SHEDS MK income £57k

Side by side with its peers

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