THE BOATSHED CHARITY

Registered charity 1143287 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BOATSHED

The Boatshed Charity now operates out of the Coastal Centre . Our core aim is to offer facilities for use by the community. Help withe beginners IT and information Hub. We hold regular advice "drop ins" every Tuesday morning from 10.00am to 2.30pm for services advice, housing, credit union, health, BritishLegion.We also have meeting rooms rent out.

Objects

1)TO FACILITATE THE FURTHER ADVANCEMENT AND EDUCATION OF PEOPLE LIVING IN MABLETHORPE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF IT TRAINING COURSES AND LIFE SKILLS COURSES TO THOSE IN NEED OF SUCH EDUCATION.2)THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING IN MABLETHORPE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF DEBT AND MONEY MANAGEMENT ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT.3)TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF MABLETHORPE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, ABILITY, AGE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE WHICH IS INDEPENDENT AND VOLUNTARY AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£44k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has no current policy on reserves. The trustees report that the community centre remained open throughout the year despite operating in a financially devastated area where many other providers closed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
31/03/2025£49k£44k
31/03/2024£44k£39k
31/03/2023£31k£33k
31/03/2022£16k£22k
31/03/2021£12k£6k

Common questions

Is THE BOATSHED CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has no current policy on reserves. The trustees report that the community centre remained open throughout the year despite operating in a financially devastated area where many other providers closed.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government14/07/2020£2kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2015£8kThe Anchorage Project
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2011£10kBLT Mablethorpe/Trusthorpe/Sutton on Sea
The National Lottery Community Fund10/02/2006£5kWet room