Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Footwear Benevolent Society is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty.
The Footwear Benevolent Society (number 222117) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Footwear Benevolent Society do?
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 reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Footwear Benevolent Society
Answers The Footwear Benevolent Society gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 January 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Footwear Benevolent Society's highest-paid staff paid?
The Footwear Benevolent Society's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2026 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Footwear Benevolent Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The Footwear Benevolent Society's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Footwear Friends; Footwear Industry Trust
Previous names on the register
The Boot Trade Benevolent Society
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Footwear Benevolent Society registered for?
General Charitable PurposesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Footwear Benevolent Society yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Footwear Benevolent Society.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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Is The Footwear Benevolent Society a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Footwear Benevolent Society as a registered charity (number 222117) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Footwear Benevolent Society's charity number?
The Footwear Benevolent Society's charity number is 222117. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 222117?
Search 222117 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Footwear Benevolent Society do?
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.
Does The Footwear Benevolent Society have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Footwear Benevolent Society. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Footwear Benevolent Society?
The Footwear Benevolent Society's website listed in our register data is http://www.footwearindustrytrust.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Footwear Benevolent Society's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Footwear Benevolent Society's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2026 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Footwear Benevolent Society?
The register records The Footwear Benevolent Society as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Footwear Benevolent Society's trustees paid?
The Footwear Benevolent Society's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Footwear Benevolent Society previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Footwear Benevolent Society: The Boot Trade Benevolent Society.
When was The Footwear Benevolent Society registered as a charity?
The Footwear Benevolent Society was entered on the register on 2 January 1964.