RESTORE CHURCH BOSTON

Registered charity 1052142 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOSTON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Restore Church bringing hope & Pastoral care in our local communitiesChildren & Youth activities.Restore Homes, Housing for vulnerable & or homeless menFood van, Feeding people for free, 5 nights a week.Restore Pantry, Social supermarket for anyone & everyone.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£411k
Latest spending
£427k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,578 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total net assets decreasing to £96,960 from £112,538 in the previous year. The trustees attribute this deficit primarily to ongoing issues with Boston Borough Council funding. Despite the deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £40,747, which is below its stated policy target of 2-4 months of expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 2 - 4 months reserves (held: £41k)
Policy on reserves is that the charity will maintain 2 - 4 months reserves which the trustees deem sufficient to rehome the occupants of the charities properties should the need arise — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kenya · Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£411k£427k
31/12/2023£393k£390k
31/12/2022£324k£316k
31/12/2021£229k£250k
31/12/2020£173k£124k

Common questions

Is RESTORE CHURCH BOSTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,578 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total net assets decreasing to £96,960 from £112,538 in the previous year. The trustees attribute this deficit primarily to ongoing issues with Boston Borough Council funding. Despite the deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £40,747, which is below its stated policy target of 2-4 months of expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£31k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BOSTON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RESTORE CHURCH BOSTON£411k0unclearno doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BOSTON FY2024£409k0unclearno doubt
JESUS RESTORATION CENTRE FY2024£125k0belowno doubt
WAKEFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£169k0aboveno doubt
PARISH OF EAST HAM, HOLY TRINITY FY2025£345k0unclearno doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CHRISTOPHER, BOURNEMOUTH FY2024£264k0aboveno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.