Frome Men's Shed

Analysis

Frome Men's Shed is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2026, Frome Men's Shed reported income of £14k and spending of £15k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2026, income grew from £5,523 to £14k (+151%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Frome Men's Shed sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grasiela (£14k), Rotary Club of Beccles Charitable Trust (£14k) and Hertford and Ware Unit No 542 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£14k).