The Boston Woods Trust

Analysis

The Boston Woods Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04282455). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Boston Woods Trust reported income of £286k and spending of £66k, leaving 77% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £64k to £286k (+348%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 423%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Boston Woods Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northampton District Scout Council (£285k), The Castelnau Centre Project (£286k) and St Just Miners' Chapel (£285k).