Dunstable Men in Sheds

Analysis

Dunstable Men in Sheds is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and economic/community development/employment, 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Dunstable Men in Sheds reported income of £11k and spending of £5,451, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £15k to £11k (-25%), an average of -7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Dunstable Men in Sheds sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include James Rennie Parent Teachers and Friends Association (£11k), Beatasthma (£11k) and Cancer Is a Drag (£11k).