Rotary Shoebox Scheme

Registered charity 1091507 Registered since 2002

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

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6y median 5.5y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.9y

average years in governance

2 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Overseas Aid/famine Relief 4General Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Other services 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Narrow spread of causes across the board

Boards that share trustees

Disaster AID UK & Ireland 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Warrington in the Diocese of Liverpool 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Disaster AID UK & Ireland 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Warrington in the Diocese of Liverpool 1 shared trustee
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Teresa Ball International Solidarity Fund Similar size; both Overseas aid
The Andrew Clark Trust Similar size; both Overseas aid
Hope for South Africa's Children Similar size; both Overseas aid

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Contact

Website	www.rotaryshoebox.org
Email	john.shepley@gmail.com
Phone	07582901217
Address	10 Greenshank Close, Bamford, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester, OL11 5QE

Finances

£41,746 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£30,809	£39,883
2022	£47,004	£54,340
2023	£71,214	£74,834
2024	£69,926	£46,047
2025	£41,746	£52,107

What it does

What

Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Other Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

(A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONGST THOSE PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE BY THE SUPPLY, TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION OF HUMANITARIAN AID IN THE FORM OF SHOE BOXES FILLED WITH SUCH ITEMS AS ARE REQUIRED FROM TIME TO TIME AND (B) TO SUCH CHARITY OR CHARITIES OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 13/05/1997AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 22/02/2002AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 29/01/2011 as amended on 12 Mar 2019

Trustees (4)

4trustees

83median age

1aged 70+

Nigel Bruce Danby Chair since 2024
Alan Stanley Ainsworth since 2023
Clive Gardinerage 83 since 2018
Gill Danby since 2015

Connected charities (2)

Disaster AID UK & Ireland 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Warrington in the Diocese of Liverpool 1 shared trustee

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