CHRISTIAN HOPE MINISTRY

Registered charity 1054658 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For the advancement of the Christian religion.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Waltham Forest, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£167k
Latest spending
£155k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £12,209 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £166,826 and total expenditure of £154,617. Unrestricted fund balances stood at £43,284, while restricted funds held £8,881, resulting in total fund balances of £52,165. The trustees consider these reserves adequate given the identified risks of loss of reputation and falling membership, and they intend to establish a formal reserves policy in the coming year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 10/11/2025, 10 days after the 31/10/2025 due date); year ending 31/12/2023 (received 13/11/2024, 13 days after the 31/10/2024 due date); year ending 31/12/2022 (received 22/11/2023, 22 days after the 31/10/2023 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 27/11/2022, 27 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£167k£155k
31/12/2024£136k£123k
31/12/2023£135k£179k
31/12/2022£152k£179k
31/12/2021£129k£126k

Common questions

Is CHRISTIAN HOPE MINISTRY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £12,209 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £166,826 and total expenditure of £154,617. Unrestricted fund balances stood at £43,284, while restricted funds held £8,881, resulting in total fund balances of £52,165. The trustees consider these reserves adequate given the identified risks of loss of reputation and falling membership, and they intend to establish a formal reserves policy in the coming year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHRISTIAN HOPE MINISTRY£167k——unclear—no doubt
CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRIES FY2025£1.9m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES FY2025£44k——unclear—no doubt
GREAT HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£76k——unclear—no doubt
THE COMMUNITY HOPE PROJECT FY2025£52k—0above—no doubt
BRIGHT HOPE FY2025£50k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.