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.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE BOSTON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Karen louise slater
MALCOLM MANN · trustee of 1 other charity
jackie Denise Monks
marianne Christine Langley

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

Operates in: Kenya · Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
LANCASHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL FUND LIMITED	1	£27k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£10k
Alex Ferry Foundation	1	£5k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£3k
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RESTORED TO RESTORE.

RESTORED TO RESTORE income £102k
RESTORED income £296k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BOSTON income £409k
JESUS RESTORATION CENTRE income £125k
RESTORE (CUMBRIA) income £452k
HOPE CHURCH, LANCASTER income £196k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RESTORE CHURCH BOSTON	£411k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RESTORED TO RESTORE FY2025	£102k	—	above	—	no doubt
RESTORED FY2025	£296k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BOSTON FY2025	£409k	—	above	—	no doubt
JESUS RESTORATION CENTRE FY2024	£125k	—	below	—	no doubt
RESTORE (CUMBRIA) FY2025	£452k	—	below	—	no doubt

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