Nursling Men's Shed

Analysis

Nursling Men's Shed is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in May 2019, 7 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 June 2025, Nursling Men's Shed reported income of £11k and spending of £12k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £26k to £11k (-56%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Nursling Men's Shed sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Harrowden Village Hall Fund (£11k), The Mabel Foundation C.i.o. (£11k) and Lerose Charitable Trust (£11k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.