NORTHAMPTON HOPE CENTRE
Registered charity 1015743 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTHAMPTON KITCHEN, NORTHAMPTON SOUP KITCHEN, THE SOUP KITCHEN
Hope is a progressive anti-poverty charity helping anyone affected by poverty and exclusion, through services, campaigning and advocacy.We alleviate the immediate and ongoing impact of poverty, through providing basic services like food, clothing and shelter, alongside work to help those experiencing homelessness, mental health and addictions to overcome these and make lasting life changes
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net income of £38,270 for the year, with total funds increasing to £404,222. Unrestricted reserves stood at £185,951, which the trustees state meets their policy of holding at least three months' operating costs, although this is below their stated goal of £400,000. The auditors confirmed the accounts give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months’ operating costs (held: £186k)
“Hope's reserves currently exceed £200,000, meeting our policy of holding at least three months’ operating costs. Our goal is to increase reserves to £400,000 over the next five years to ensure financial sustainability and flexibility in service delivery.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Robins & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Northampton Hope Centre (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Jo Prichard — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Joanne — CEO (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£24k
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (61% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- DANIEL McCULLOCH
- JOANNE PRITCHARD
- Leann Skates
- MICHAEL ROBERT CAMPBELL
- Philip Brown · trustee of 1 other charity
- Sean Finnegan
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northamptonshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NORTHAMPTON HOPE CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income of £38,270 for the year, with total funds increasing to £404,222. Unrestricted reserves stood at £185,951, which the trustees state meets their policy of holding at least three months' operating costs, although this is below their stated goal of £400,000. The auditors confirmed the accounts give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Robins & Co.
Who funds NORTHAMPTON HOPE CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTHAMPTON HOPE CENTRE as a grant recipient include ANA LEAF FOUNDATION, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE SCOTT BADER COMMONWEALTH LIMITED, THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUST, THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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