UK Men's Sheds Association

Analysis

UK Men's Sheds Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, UK Men's Sheds Association reported income of £742k and spending of £824k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £150k to £742k (+396%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 295%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, UK Men's Sheds Association sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Facing the World (£742k), South Wales Miners Welfare Trust Fund Scheme (£743k) and The Brain and Spine Foundation (£742k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and trading 1.6%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 17%. Reserves of £319k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.