Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Period start date Period end date 1st 2021 31st December 2021
January 2021
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name THE SOCIETY OF SHOEFITTERS Other names charity is known by SSF Registered charity number (if any) 1178413 Charity's principal address C/O 61A High Street Kintbury Hungerford RG17 9TL
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
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1 Elspeth Dickins Chair
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address Accountant Jane Long Ltd 45a Norwich Road, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 3AS
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution
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CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)
Council of voluntary members Trustee selection methods
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Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
To preserve and protect foot health for the public benefit by rising awareness of the need for footwear to be correctly fitted and the benefits of professional shoe fitting through the provision of education.
Ensuring that professional Shoefitters are appropriately trained and maintain high standards of current knowledge, professionalism and practice at all times.
To continue to educate the general public of the importance of shoe fitting and the benefit it has on the whole body, not just feet. Ensuring footwear sold by our members fits the foot and is of the quality to ensure the foot is supported throughout the life of the shoe. By offering advice and information, our members continue to ensure the customer has the best possible fitting shoe for the circumstances. Feet stay healthy and free of symptoms by wearing quality footwear that has been fitted by trained professionals.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
We have continued to educated health professionals and shoe trade workers and members of the public.
Section E Financial review
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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
The Trustees ensure there are reserves to continue the education of footwear retailers and support available to the general public.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
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Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Ellie DIckins Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 27th October 2022
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The Society Of Shoe Fitters - Charity Number 1178413
| Charity Income & Expenditure Account31.12.21 for the Year Ended 31st December 2021 £ Income Subscriptions & donations 21,015 Correspondence course fees 7,786 Sale of gauges 845 Gift aid 1,700 31,346 Other Income Bank account interest 2 31,348 Expenditure Tutor fees 1,262 Secreterial & ofce facilities 19,883 Telephone 484 Post & stationery 3,401 Advertising 360 Travelling 176 Insurance 485 Ofce maintenance & storage 4,000 Sundry expenses 32 Accountancy 300 Promotions & exhibitions 125 Computer expenses 728 31,236 SURPLUS Income over expenditure £112 |
31.12.20 £ 21,760 11,525 1,270 0 |
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| 983 15,250 440 4,310 504 58 462 0 293 300 1,027 728 |
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34.555 372 34,927 24,355 £10,572
The Society Of Shoe Fitters
| ASSETS Bank account no 1 Bank account no 2 Represented by Cash Funds last year Income over expenditure Cash funds at year end |
31.12.21 £ 39,116 30,045 69,161 £69,161 69,049 112 £ 69,161 |
31.12.20 £ 54,049 15,000 |
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69,049 £69,049 58,477 10,572 £ 69,049
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to tho tMtsesldlrector51 rnember8 of Narne THE SOCIW OF SHOE FITfERS On accounts for the year •ndod 31° Decembèr 2021 Chartty no.: 1178413 Company no... 8•t out on pag (lber lty IN• pao• numrI of add.01 sheets) I report to the charity Iruslees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for th8 year erthl 31112r2021 Re•pon8lbllltl•g and basss of report As the d)ariVs trustees of the Company {vtho 8ro also the dlrecors of the company f th• purpose8 of company18ot). you are responBibl8 the preparatn of the a¢o)unts in aCdanCe with tre requlrements of the Companies AGI 2008 (fr 20 kl.). Havlng satisfied mygell thal the acc£)unts of the Company are not roquired to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2Crf)6 Act and are eligible for Independenl examInath, I report in respect of my examination of your ¢harft<$ accounts as carried out under sectK)n 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe 2011 Arf). In carying out my examinatbn, I have folh)wed thè DireCtif8 given ty the Charity CommiBsion (under 8ectlon 14¥5llbl of thè 2011 Act. Independent •xaminof8 8tatsmonl rrhe company's gross incotrn exceeded £250.0) and l am qualified to undertake the exarr¥nat)n by belng a qualffled ffember of [In¥8rt narng of applicab lisled bcY. Delete l J rf not applicable. I have convted rry examlnation. l o)nfirm that ro matertal matters have to ry attentTr (other than that dtsdosed below") which gNe$ m8 CAuse to b81e thal: ' accounting records were not kept in arLordance with sectk)n 388 of the Companies Act 2006., or • the ac(¥)unts do not accord with SLKh records,. or . the a0)nts do not cornpty with relevant ac%ountlThJ requirements under 80ctn 396 of Ihe Companies Act 20(E other than any requlremènt that the accounts gNe a and fairf v1 vthkh is n(rt a matter conswjered as part of an independent examin8tk)n" or he acc¢)unts have not been prepared in aw)rdance wrth the Chariti85 SORP (FRS102). IER October 2018
I have no 0)nL8 and have come acToss no other matters in connection ith the examinatK)n to whK* attention should dravffl in this ¢rt in order to enable a proper urthrstanding ol the armunts to b8 reached. . Pl8as• delete the wrJr<ts in the brackets rftheydo not apply. &gned: 19110r2022 Name: Jane Lor¥J Ltd R¢l¢v•nt wofemional qualification(•l or body (If any): Addr•M: 45a N(xwKh Road, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 3AS Section B Disclosure complete rf the examiner needs to highlKJht material matters of concern (See CC32, Indewidenl examinati of thwity aG(x)unt8'. dir8ctions and guidance for examiners). Glvo here brlof detslls of any ltsm8 that the •xamlnar w18h•8 to dl•clo••. IER Octob•r 2018