The Boston Preservation Trust Limited

Analysis

The Boston Preservation Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in September 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00302819). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Boston Preservation Trust Limited reported income of £704k and spending of £769k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £151k to £704k (+368%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Boston Preservation Trust Limited sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Community (Baquir) Limited (£703k), Eva Womens Aid Ltd (£708k) and Foord Almshouses (£696k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82% and charitable activities 18%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £229k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.