# THE FOOTWEAR BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 222117
- **Other names:** THE BOOT TRADE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, FOOTWEAR FRIENDS, Footwear Industry Trust
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Jan. 2, 1964
- **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=222117


## Contact

- **Address:** Footwear Benevolent Society, c/o Griffin Chartered Accountants, Courtenay House, Pynes Hill, EXETER
- **Postcode:** EX2 5AZ
- **Phone:** 07999 126572
- **Email:** info@footwearindustrytrust.org
- **Website:** www.footwearindustrytrust.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE, IN CASES OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, PERSONS WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THE FOOTWEAR TRADE AND THEIR WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND OTHER DEPENDANTS

**Activities:** To relieve, in cases of need, hardship or distress, persons who are or have been engaged in the footwear trade and their widows, widowers and other dependants.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2025 | £104045 | £111780 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | £152158 | £139902 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | £118372 | £120148 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | £84244 | £96251 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2021 | £111631 | £114957 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **DAVID EDWIN LOCKYER** (Chair)
- HARVEY JACOBSON — appointed Aug. 9, 2012
- JUSTIN MORGAN — appointed Aug. 9, 2012
- MARK JEFFERY — appointed Jan. 25, 2018
- Malcolm Collins — appointed Feb. 20, 2014
- Mike Watson-Smith — appointed Feb. 7, 2019
- PETER LAMBLE — appointed Aug. 9, 2012
- Sharon Reason — appointed Feb. 4, 2021
- Susan O'Hare — appointed June 8, 2017
- TIM COOPER — appointed Aug. 9, 2012