THE BOSTON PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED

Charity number: 509128
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Preserving generally the architectural and natural amenities of Boston and its surrounds and highlighting the social history and heritage of the town and its surrounds.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £163,572
Total expenditure: £191,160

People

8 Trustee(s)

40 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Lincolnshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 September 1979: Standard registration
  • 05 November 2015: Funds received from 1098920 FYDELL HOUSE CENTRE LTD
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BOSTON PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr MARTIN JOHN FAIRMAN Chair 04 July 2012
None on record
Angela Puiy Trustee 01 January 2024
None on record
Barrie Rawlings Trustee 18 December 2019
None on record
NEIL RICHARD WRIGHT Trustee 18 May 2019
THE SOCIETY FOR LINCOLNSHIRE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Received: On time
Christopher Keane Trustee 19 May 2018
None on record
Susan Morrison Trustee 19 May 2018
None on record
Dudley Alan Bryant Trustee 12 October 2017
None on record
ALISON MARIANNE LOUIS FAIRMAN Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £119.53k £137.46k £150.51k £189.50k £163.57k
Total expenditure £106.53k £88.36k £151.00k £120.19k £191.16k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £27.00k £24.50k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 03 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 03 September 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 10 April 2024 162 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 10 April 2024 162 days late
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 20 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 20 October 2021 On time
Annual return 31 December 2019 15 October 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 15 October 2020 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 JULY 1935 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 06 NOV 2018

Charitable objects

TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THOSE BUILDINGS AND LANDS OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF BOSTON AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT. TO PROMOTE THE RE-USE OF SUCH BUILDINGS IN AN APPROPRIATE AND SUSTAINABLE WAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. TO ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC AND TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC COOPERATION IN THE PROTECTION OF THOSE BUILDINGS AND LANDS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE HERITAGE AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF BOSTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. (NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND)2008.)99

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

BOROUGH OF BOSTON AS CONSTITUTED ON 10 JULY 1935

Contact information

Address:
Boston Preservation Trust
Fydell House
South Street
BOSTON
Lincolnshire
PE21 6HT
Phone:
01205 351520
Email:
fydellhouse@bostonpreservationtrust.com
Website:

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