# BOXES OF HOPE, CUMBRIA

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1153106
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** July 29, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1153106


## Contact

- **Address:** 4 ALDERCROFT, KENDAL
- **Postcode:** LA9 5BQ
- **Phone:** 01539733511
- **Email:** boxesofhopecumbria@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.boxesofhopecumbria.co.uk



## Activities

**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 SERVICES2. TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

**Activities:** 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.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Romania
- Cumbria



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £5816 | £0 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £2524 | £14527 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £45381 | £64296 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £35586 | £41083 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £25834 | £24225 | — | — |



## Trustees

- AMANDA JANE ROBB — appointed May 12, 2013
- Jonathan Robb — appointed Jan. 16, 2015
- KAREN LAURA SIMKINS — appointed May 12, 2013
- Rhona Teale — appointed Jan. 29, 2016
- Shirley May Waters — appointed Jan. 29, 2016