BOXES OF HOPE, CUMBRIA

Charity Number: 1153106
Charity reporting is overdue by 119 days

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Primarily the charity runs an annual shoebox appeal, collecting and sending in the region of 10,000 gift filled shoeboxes to Romania. It also holds various fundraising events to fund the same, and administers a child sponsorship scheme which helps the children who receive the shoeboxes to access education.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2023

Total income: £45,381
Total expenditure: £64,296

People

5 Trustee(s)

200 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria
  • Romania

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 July 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Shirley May Waters Trustee 29 January 2016
None on record
RHONA LYDIA TEALE Trustee 29 January 2016
None on record
Jonathan Robb Trustee 16 January 2015
None on record
AMANDA JANE ROBB Trustee 12 May 2013
None on record
KAREN LAURA SIMKINS Trustee 12 May 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Total gross income £34.80k £46.41k £25.83k £35.59k £45.38k
Total expenditure £43.42k £35.47k £24.23k £41.08k £64.30k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 119 days
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 119 days
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 March 2025 403 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023

(These accounts
have been qualified)

09 March 2025 403 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 26/07/2013

Charitable objects

1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND HARDSHIP AMONG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) IN ROMANIA, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH GOODS, GRANTS AND SERVICES 2. TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

Contact information

Address:
4 ALDERCROFT
KENDAL
LA9 5BQ
Phone:
01539733511
Email:
boxesofhopecumbria@gmail.com
Website:

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