THE BOSTON WOODS TRUST

Registered charity 1090420 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Acquiring arable land in an arc close to Boston & creating woodland & wild flower meadows & parkland. We create all-weather paths & appropriate car parking to encourage visitors to walk. The eventual plan includes lakes, an amphitheatre & a "Snail Hill". Currently the trust owns 76 acres and leases 32 acres out of a planned 3000 acres.

Objects

TO PLANT CONSERVE RESTORE AND RE-ESTABLISH TREES AND IN PARTICULAR BOARD LEAVED TREES PLANTS AND ALL FORMS OF WILDLIFE IN THE BOROUGH OF BOSTON IN LINCOLNSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS AND THEREBY TO SECURE AND ENHANCE THE ENJOYMENT BY THE PUBLIC OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THOSE TERRITORIES

Area of benefit: BOSTON

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

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Latest income

£131k

Latest spending

£112k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £855,273, with the trustees considering this level adequate despite noting that further land acquisitions would require additional funds. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £18,844 for the year, supported by significant incoming resources from donations and grants.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development — “The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Denelopment. Europe investing in rural areas Grants in 2016 & 2019” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

9 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Stephen Philip Elwoodchair
ADRIAN BENNETT ISAAC · trustee of 1 other charity
CLAIRE MARY ELWOOD DR
FRANCES EVELYN BROOKS
GEORGE HENRY DANBY · trustee of 1 other charity
IAN DOUGLAS NIXON
Simon Walsh

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£131k	£112k
31/03/2024	£207k	£95k
31/03/2023	£40k	£105k
31/03/2022	£64k	£76k
31/03/2021	£39k	£65k

Common questions

Is THE BOSTON WOODS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £855,273, with the trustees considering this level adequate despite noting that further land acquisitions would require additional funds. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £18,844 for the year, supported by significant incoming resources from donations and grants. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	01/05/2023	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/01/2019	£10k	Grange Wood path improvement
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/12/2016	£10k	Lime Avenue Path
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/06/2015	£10k	Beech Wood Extension Path
The National Lottery Community Fund	31/03/2006	£5k	Hard Pathway for Westgate Wood, Wyberton
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/10/2004	£5k	Lay-bys and benches
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	15/10/2004	£5k	"This Organisation Aims To Create 3,000 Acres Of Woodland And Unimproved Meadows In An Arc To The West Of Boston. Which Can Be Accessed By Al"

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
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£75k
THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND	1	£20k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	1	£5k
THE LECHE TRUST	1	£5k
THE ANCASTER TRUST	1	£300

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WOODLANDS FARM TRUST.

THE WOODLANDS FARM TRUST income £234k
Wychwood Forest Trust Ltd income £168k
THE WOODLANDS TRUST income £246k
THE BOSTON PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED income £704k
THE BENTLEY WOOD CHARITABLE TRUST income £342k
MILTON KEYNES PARKS TRUST LIMITED income £17.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BOSTON WOODS TRUST	£131k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WOODLANDS FARM TRUST FY2025	£234k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Wychwood Forest Trust Ltd FY2025	£168k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE WOODLANDS TRUST FY2025	£246k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BOSTON PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£704k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE BENTLEY WOOD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£342k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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