ROTARY SHOEBOX SCHEME

Registered charity 1091507 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROTARY SHOE BOX SCHEME

Using its specially designed shoeboxes the charity provides an all year round service for people in Britain and Ireland wishing to make gifts to people in Eastern Europe. The people who receive the shoeboxes are chosen by the charity solely on humanitarian grounds.

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Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£52k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £10,361 for the year, reducing its unrestricted funds from £74,070 to £63,709. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of £10,000, which is comfortably covered by the actual unrestricted reserves of £63,709. The charity confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (held: £64k)
The trustees believe reserves of £10,000 are sufficient to collect filled boxes from locations across Great Britain and Ireland and deliver them to a distributor in Eastern Europe should the need arise. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bulgaria · Ireland · Moldova · Northern Ireland · Romania · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales · Ukraine

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£42k£52k
30/06/2024£70k£46k
30/06/2023£71k£75k
30/06/2022£47k£54k
30/06/2021£31k£40k

Common questions

Is ROTARY SHOEBOX SCHEME financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £10,361 for the year, reducing its unrestricted funds from £74,070 to £63,709. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of £10,000, which is comfortably covered by the actual unrestricted reserves of £63,709. The charity confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.