Restore Church Boston

Analysis

Restore Church Boston is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Boston. It was registered in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Restore Church Boston reported income of £577k and spending of £512k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £229k to £577k (+151%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Restore Church Boston sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Jockeys Education and Training Scheme (£577k), Guildford Action for Community Care (£577k) and New Life Derby (£576k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 65% and donations and legacies 18%. Charitable activities took 52% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £162k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.