Rotary Shoebox Scheme
Analysis
Rotary Shoebox Scheme is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Greater Manchester. It was registered in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Rotary Shoebox Scheme reported income of £42k and spending of £52k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £31k to £42k (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Rotary Shoebox Scheme sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bernadette Charitable Trust (£41k), Mothers' Union (Diocese of Exeter Branch) (£42k) and Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Jamia Masjid (£41k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Using its specially designed shoeboxes the charity provides an all year round service for people in Britain and Ireland wishing to make gifts to people in Eastern Europe. The people who receive the shoeboxes are chosen by the charity solely on humanitarian grounds.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Bernadette Charitable Trust | Chichester | £41k |
| Mothers' Union (Diocese of Exeter Branch) | Exeter | £42k |
| Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Jamia Masjid | Chesterfield | £41k |
| Emmanuel Pentecostal Church | Nottingham | £42k |