THE CART SHED CHARITY

Charity number: 1167802
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Cart Shed uses the natural environment to offer opportunities to try something new, improve well-being, find friendships and a place of calm. Based in Herefordshire our activities which include coppicing, coppice crafts and horticulture lend themselves to enabling individuals to explore ways to overcome and accept episodes in their lives they find difficult to manage.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income:
£627,587

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Donations and legacies £180.61k
Charitable activities £410.60k
Other trading activities £22.64k
Investments £13.75k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£504,826

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Raising funds £4.33k
Charitable activities £500.50k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £39,413 from 1 government contract(s) and £39,413 from 1 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £4.33k
Charitable expenditure £500.50k
Retained for future use £122.76k

People

34 Employee(s)

8 Trustee(s)

68 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Herefordshire
  • Powys
  • Shropshire
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 June 2016: CIO registration
  • 13 September 2022: Funds received from 512338 THE LONGUEVILLE TRUST
  • 21 November 2022: Funds received from 1161318 THE LEE FOUNDATION
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • THE CART SHED (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DAVID HUNT Chair 01 May 2020
EVESBATCH PARISH COMMUNITY TRUST
Received: On time
Nicolas Hugh Snell Trustee 07 March 2024
None on record
Alexander Patrick Wrixon Trustee 10 November 2022
None on record
Dr Carol Goldsmith Trustee 24 February 2022
None on record
Rachel Marion Penney Trustee 22 February 2022
FRIENDS OF KAGANDO
Received: On time
BILL JACKSON Trustee 02 August 2017
None on record
Patrick Wrixon Trustee 23 June 2016
THE ROWLANDS TRUST
Received: On time
Allan James Davies Trustee 23 June 2016
LORD SAVILE'S 1981 CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £327.96k £366.84k £705.52k £496.09k £627.59k
Total expenditure £299.29k £373.33k £390.55k £436.62k £504.83k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A £29.50k N/A £39.41k
Income from government grants N/A £36.93k N/A N/A £39.41k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £704.40k N/A £180.61k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £0 N/A £22.64k
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £0 N/A £410.60k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A £1.12k N/A £13.75k
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £390.55k N/A £500.50k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £0 N/A £4.33k
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £92.18k N/A £0
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Own use assets N/A N/A £16.91k N/A £140.40k
Long-term investments N/A N/A £120.00k N/A £0
Other assets N/A N/A £476.84k N/A £623.76k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A £79.14k N/A £47.33k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 09 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 09 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 05 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 05 July 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 13 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 13 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 10 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 10 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 24 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 24 July 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Foundation Registered 23 Jun 2016 as amended on 05 Jun 2025

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN HEREFORDSHIRE, THE WEST MIDLANDS AND WALES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PREVENTING PEOPLE 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; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; 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; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).” 2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HEREFORDSHIRE, THE WEST MIDLANDS AND WALES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Contact information

Address:
DEVEREUX WOOTTON
NORTON CANON
HEREFORD
HR4 8QN
Phone:
07796421373
Email:
info@thecartshed.co.uk
Website:

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