Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 12
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

BOSTON WOMEN'S AID 

The provision of refuge accommodation for the female victims of domestic abuse and their children. Also for male and female victims, telephone help lines, counselling and support services and community outreach and development workers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
Established: 36 years

www.bostonwomensaid.org.uk

ADMIN@BOSTONWA.CO.UK

01205 311272

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UN SDGs
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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 Volun-
teers
31/03/23£638£567£71£0£677£4529.6145
31/03/22£365£390£-25n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£587£336£251£0£631£30811104
31/03/20£351£293£59n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/19£388£297£91n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/18£374£282£92£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£238£268£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£345£251£94£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£230£229£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£171£207£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£128£198£-69£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£222£214£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£254£213£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£204£197£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£164£189£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£182£182£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£182£197£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£149£136£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£151£146£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£182£125£57£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 67%
Reserves/Spending: 9.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 30.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Other Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 14 employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£347,025
BBC Children in Need£122,850
DCMS£115,954
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£104,454
Lloyds Bank Foundation£60,880
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Women's Aid Boston
£120,000 06/10/2023
This grant provides support to children and young people who have experienced or witnessed domestic abuse in Boston, Lincolnshire. Intended outcomes include improved social skills, positive ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Boston Womens Aid
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Boston Womens Aid
£50,000 08/12/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Boston Womens Aid
National Lottery Community Fund - Great Days Out
£8,854 03/12/2021
The funding will be used to take children and young people who have fled domestic abuse with their non-abusive parent and are living in a refuge on day trips out during the school holidays. The ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Domestic Abuse - Changing Perceptions (DACHA)
£338,171 29/10/2021
The funding will be used by the group to support the group's crisis and refuge work providing preventative early intervention and long-term support in education settings one-to-one mentoring and ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£11,500 04/08/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Boston Womens Aid
£8,630 23/07/2020
Grant to Boston Womens Aid meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£42,990 02/07/2020
Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
DCMS - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£42,990 02/07/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Women's Aid Boston
£2,850 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund additional specialist staff hours and arts/crafts activities for children living in refuge during Covid 19. This will support them with educational needs, improve ....more
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£61,464 05/06/2020
Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
DCMS - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£61,464 05/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Boston Women's Aid Covid Project
£2,000 06/05/2020
Food, clothing and essentials
CAF - Grant to Boston Women's Aid
£6,000 23/04/2020
3
Grant to Boston Women's Aid to support the organisation through COVID19
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Boston Womens Aid
£69,011 18/10/2018
36
The grant would support the salaries of the Complex Needs Worker and Refuge Support Worker to support victims flee domestic violence at the hostels in South Lincolnshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Domestic Abuse - Changing Perceptions (DACHA)
£455,071 01/11/2017
48
This project will raise awareness of domestic abuse across communities and empower people to make changes in their lives, family and community. A preventative approach will be taken to reduce future ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Getting IT!
£9,876 02/04/2017
12
The project will provide support and training to people who have experienced domestic abuse to help them regain a normal life after fleeing their homes.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Womens Aid - Boston
£14,000 10/06/2015
12
The charity provides support for women experiencing domestic violence providing refuge and support in the community. The grant will support them to look at and develop a new business plan, trustee ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Boston Women's Aid
£375,100 16/07/2013
48
Boston Women's Aid (BWA) provides safe accommodation for women and children fleeing domestic abuse (DA). It will also now re-establish helpline and extend outreach services to both male and female ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/11/1987, number: 519445
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR09: 53 days late, AR07: 24 days late,
Main office

PO BOX 5
BOSTON
PE21 8JP

Objectives

TO PROVIDE ADVICE, SUPPORT AND TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AND THEIR CHILDREN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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