BOSTON RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

Registered charity 1135774 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of Boston, Lincolnshire by the provision of facilities and opportunities for playing rugby football union.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYING RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL

Area of benefit: BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE

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
£217k
Latest spending
£222k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £4,362 for the year ended 30 April 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £72,391 to £68,029. Trustees noted that expenditure exceeded income due to rising costs, including minimum wage uplifts, and stagnating participation levels. The charity maintains unrestricted free funds at a level deemed sufficient to operate, with no stated specific monetary target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a sufficient level which enables the charity to be able to operate (held: £68k)
“The reserves policy of the charity is to maintain unrestricted free funds of the charity, at a sufficient level which enables the charity to be able to operate.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£217k£222k
30/04/2024£196k£240k
30/04/2023£178k£216k
30/04/2022£207k£165k
30/04/2021£154k£154k

Common questions

Is BOSTON RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £4,362 for the year ended 30 April 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £72,391 to £68,029. Trustees noted that expenditure exceeded income due to rising costs, including minimum wage uplifts, and stagnating participation levels. The charity maintains unrestricted free funds at a level deemed sufficient to operate, with no stated specific monetary target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England25/06/2020£9kCOVID-19 CEF
Sport England23/05/2019£36kNew Floodlights in 2 pitches
UK government23/05/2019£36kALB-Sport England-New Floodlights in 2 pitches
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2008£3kAn Introduction to Rugby
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2007£7kBoston Rugby Initiative
The National Lottery Community Fund02/04/2004£5kLinking to schools

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
GRANTSCAPE1£33k
THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BOSTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BOSTON RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB£217k—0unclear—no doubt
BOSTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£649k—0unclear—no doubt
BARNES RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£399k—0unclear—no doubt
TOPSHAM RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB FY2026£401k—0above—no doubt
MIDDLESEX COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£1.6m——unclear—no doubt
KESWICK COMMUNITY RUGBY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£330k—0unclear—no doubt

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