## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1.1.2025 Period start date To 31.12.2025 Period end date Charity name: GRIMSBY SHOEBOXES** ## **Charity registration number: 1200386** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|For the public benefit to provide relief of
financial hardship/poverty to people around
the world by providing basic items to people
who cannot afford them.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Items (clothes, school supplies, personal
hygiene) are donated or monies are raised
used to buy these items. These items are
provided directly to local (Lincolnshire)
people from referrals to us by registered
charities or local government agencies(eg
Women's Aid). Some are distributed
abroad, in shoeboxes, through registered
charities (eg The Jacob's Well Appeal and
Teams4U The Charity (T4U)).| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All four Trustees are aware and comply with
the guidance on public benefit of Grimsby
Shoeboxes| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policyongrant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers attend our premises to sort
donations, make items and pack shoeboxes
for impoverished children and families.| |Other||| **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|In 2025 we have filled 7,120 shoebox gifts
which each have school supplies, toys,
toiletries and warm clothing. These items
enable people to have basic hygiene in
areas of little sanitation and allow children to
go to school. The shoeboxes have been
sent to impoverished children and families in
Eastern Europe through registered charities
Teams4U and The Jacob’s Well Appeal.
We have also helped over 100 local families
with household supplies. This had enabled
them to set up home or continue living in
their accommodation. We have supplied
Christmas gifts for children. These families
and children were identified by local
agencies as those in need and/or unlikely to
receive other gifts.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
We do not set numerical targets on the
amount of donations given out, or
shoeboxes filled. This is dependent on
items and donations received in. We use all
donations we receive to fill shoeboxes and
give appropriate items (if we have them) to
the local community as their need arises.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**|||| |---|---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|A total of £5,491 held in cash and at the
bank as of 31.12.25|| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We ensure we carry over at least £1000 into
the following year to cover immediate
running costs.|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|None|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The only two external expenditures for
running the charity are payment to our
premises provider and insurance. We
ensure we have enough to pay these on
time through normal day-day accounting.|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None|| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|The original Trustees must pass a resolution
at a properly convened meeting to discuss
the appointment of any new trustees.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Grimsby Shoeboxes| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1200386| |Charity’s principal address|The Ice House
Victor Street
Grimsby
Lincolnshire
DN32 7QN| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Karen Lepley|Secretary||| ||Ellie Davis|||| ||Denise Johnson|||| ||Joy Walker
(formerlyRayner)|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** N/A Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |N/A||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and**|**addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|| |N/A||| |||| |||| |||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** N/A ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Karen Lepley **Full name(s)** Karen Lepley **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Secretary **Date** 4.8.26 ## **GRIMSBY SHOEBOXES FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2025 (Jan - Dec)** **INCOME EXPENDITURE** |**INCOME**
||**EXPENDITURE**|| |---|---|---|---| |Brought Forward Cash
Bank|94
5782|Facilities Payment (Jan-Dec 25)|840| |Att Money Donations|1212|Insurance (Aug 25 - July 26)|184| |Car Boots|1883|Office Costs
Wrapping paper/Glue sticks/Tape|0
130| |Other Sales|151|Running Costs* (inc moving costs;
keys, wall protector)|1
62| |Donations Cash
Bank
Tin|2763
3022
32|Shoebox Costs
Toys
Sewing
Clothing
Stationery (crayons/ pens/pencils)
Hygiene|3916
115
262
1160
1402| |Event Nov 25|280|Community|0| |Order refund as item out of stock|39|Raffle prizes|0| |Tesco Community Grant|375|Travel expenses|28| |Gift Aid & GASDS
(2022,2023,2024)|2173|T4U transportation contribution**|4108| |**Total**|**£17,806**|**Total**|**£12,307**| *Running costs includes brown tape, sellotape, toilet paper, paper towels, refreshments etc **T4U transport payment for 2024 not sent until Jan 2025, therefore on 2025 accounts. 2025 contribution sent Dec 2025. (Two years T4U contributions shown on 2025 accounts) |**INCOME**|£ 17,806| |---|---| |**EXPENDITURE**|£12,307| |**BALANCE**|£ 5,230| |**CASH HELD**|£ 8| |**CASH IN BANK**|£ 5,491|