BOSTON BAPTIST TRUST

Registered charity 1196748 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

(1) providing and maintaining a meeting place for the exercise of Religious Worship; (2) supporting congregations and Christian Mission by the provision of grants;(3) the provision of a manse for a Minister; and (4) the maintenance of a burial ground.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH BAPTIST PRINCIPLES AS SET OUT IN THE EXISTING TRUSTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:(1) PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING A MEETING PLACE FOR THE EXERCISE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP; (2) SUPPORTING CONGREGATIONS AND CHRISTIAN MISSION BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS;(3) THE PROVISION OF A MANSE FOR A MINISTER; AND (4) THE MAINTENANCE OF A BURIAL GROUND. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]

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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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity continued to meet its objectives and generated income through rental properties and investments, despite reduced returns from NS&I. Reserves are being utilized to fund building restoration projects, with plans to promote grant applications in the coming year.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold); recorded price paid £607k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Shane Hollandchair
• Caroline Smithbone
• David Alexander Acheson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Jillian Mary Massey
• Patrick Douglas Corke · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

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