Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

BOOST FELIXSTOWE LTD

Boost is a faith-based charity operating in Felixstowe, Suffolk, pioneering partnerships between faith and education, working with churches and schools. BOOST employs a Chaplain who works within Felixstowe Academy to support staff and students, explore faith, and build community. This provision extends to primary schools to support young people in their transition to high school.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/08/23		£38	£39	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£39	£34	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£33	£34	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20		£30	£34	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19		£28	£33	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18		£36	£42	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/17		£42	£49	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/16		£33	£30	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/15		£27	£28	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/14		£35	£34	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/13		£35	£33	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/12		£36	£35	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/11	*	£28	£26	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/10		£29	£27	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/09		£28	£22	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/08		£7	£12	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/07		£7	£1	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/06		£15	£18	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/05		£15	£16	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/04		£23	£25	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 23 years

www.boostfelixstowe.org.uk

alan.peats@yahoo.co.uk

07779331028

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-82

ANDREW JOHN CRUMP Appointed: 2023

ALAN JOHN PEATS Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Retired

CAROLE BAKER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Training Consultant

FIONA SUSAN FISK Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Academic Registrar

MICHAEL JOHN WARNER Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Telecomms Professional, Other trusteeship: 1ST FELIXSTOWE SEA SCOUTS GROUP,

REV CHRISTOPHER HOOD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders

DR LYNDA CAROLE TEMPEST Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, WALTON, FELIXSTOWE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/11/2000, number: 1083875
Registered at Companies House on 03/08/2000, number: 04046690

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR11: 2 days late,

Main office

13 Picketts Road
Felixstowe
IP11 7JT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AND TO FURTHER EDUCATION THROUGH: (1) THE PROVISION OF ONE OR MORE CHRISTIAN YOUTH WORKERS IN THE AREA OF FELIXSTOWE, AND IN THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT, WHEREVER OPPORTUNITIES MAY OCCUR; (2) PROCLAIMING THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO WORK ECUMENICALLY WITH ALL THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES COMMITTED TO THE CHARITY OBJECTIVES. (IN THIS REGARD THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH IS DEFINED AS THOSE CHURCHES THAT ACCEPT THE LAUSANNE COVENANT STATEMENT OF FAITH); (3) SEEKING TO WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH WORK IN SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND IN THE COMMUNITY; (4) CARRYING OUT OTHER EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ANCILLARY TO OR ADDITIONAL TO THE WORK OF THE YOUTH WORKER, IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL TO YOUNG PEOPLE; (5) GENERAL PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF CHRISTIAN YOUTH WORK WITHIN FELIXSTOWE, AND IN THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT, WHEREVER OPPORTUNITIES MAY OCCUR.

Defined Area of Benefit:

FELIXSTOWE AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT

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