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boxes of hope, cumbria

The charity supports children and young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, and other defined groups. Boxes Of Hope, Cumbria is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Kendal and operates in Cumbria and Romania.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£45,381
Latest Expenditure
£64,296

Financial Efficiency

Overall Efficiency 141.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Expenditure Ratio 141.7%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2023£45,381£64,2960 / 200
2022£35,586£41,0830 / 200
2021£25,834£24,2250 / 150
2020£46,414£35,4680 / 150
2019£34,804£43,4230 / 150

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers