SUPERSHOES

Registered charity 1163157 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supershoes provide gifts of customised shoes and caps for eligible children who are in treatment for cancer, residing in anywhere in the UK. The gifts are individually hand painted for a specific child by volunteer artists who give their time and talent. Supershoes give a boost to children's wellbeing, whilst restoring a sense of identity.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO AND INCLUDING THE AGE OF 24 YEARS, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR OR PALLIATIVE CARE FROM PAEDIATRIC CANCER, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES AND ITEMS TO ENHANCE THEIR PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH, EASE THEIR SUFFERING AND/OR ASSIST RECOVERY AND/OR PROVIDE COMFORT, INCLUDING ART WORKSHOPS AND PERSONALISED ART RELATED GIFTS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £60,879, which the Trustees described as being in a satisfactory position to continue delivering services. The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £2,849 for the year, driven by a decrease in donation income compared to the previous year, though it maintained sufficient liquidity to meet liabilities as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Supershoes (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gillian laura Longchair
• Dr Oksana Koryak
• SARAH LOUISE WHITE
• Sabiene North

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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