THE HOPE CHARITY

Registered charity 1056674 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as H.O.P.E. CHARITY LIMITED

The provision of support and therapy to children and young people with learning difficulties and special needs.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, IN PARTICULAR TO AID THEIR DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND WELFARE THROUGH THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL USE OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, APPLYING THE THEORY OF STRUCTURAL COGNITIVE MODIFIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE WORK OF PROFESSOR REUVEN FEUERSTEIN OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF LEARNING POTENTIAL AND RELATED PRACTICAL INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES INCLUDING ( WITHOUT LIMITATION) MEDIATED LEARNING EXPERIENCE ("MLE"), INSTRUMENTAL ENRICHMENT ("IE") AND THE LEARNING POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT DEVICE ("LPAD") AS WELL AS OTHER APPROPRIATE THEORIES, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES AND THERAPIES.

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.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£187k

Latest spending

£10k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £177k from rental income, though this was offset by a £291k net loss on the revaluation of its investment property. The charity holds £1,781k in unrestricted reserves but has negative net current assets, relying on intercompany loans and support from its parent group to meet liabilities. The trustees and auditors confirm the going concern basis is appropriate due to the parent group's commitment to provide financial support.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.8m)

“As at 31 March 2025, the total reserves of the Charity were £1,781k (2024: £2,072k). All reserves are unrestricted funds. The Charity’s principal asset relates is an investment property which is not readily convertible into liquid funds. The Charity had no free reserves but would be supported by its parent charity in the event of a requirement for working capital.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Charity has minimal expenditure commitments. Its only significant liability is to Norwood Schools, which has undertaken not to seek repayment for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these accounts. The Charity can rely on Norwood Ravenswood group companies to pay for anticipated day-to-day expenditure and discharge liabilities to third parties as they fall due in the foreseeable future.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Norwood Schools paid expenditure of £9k (2024: £15k) on behalf of the Charity which it subsequently recharged to the Charity. The Charity paid £188k (2024: £207k) to Norwood Schools to reduce the intercompany balance. The balance owing to Norwood Schools was £631k at 31 March 2025.

“Group Companies: Norwood Schools paid expenditure of £9k (2024: £15k) on behalf of the Charity which it subsequently recharged to the Charity. The Charity paid £188k (2024: £207k) to Norwood Schools to reduce the intercompany balance. The balance owing to Norwood Schools was £631k at 31 March 2025.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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
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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/02/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Miles Jason Webberchair
Benjamin Elliot Freeman · trustee of 3 other charities
Norwood Ravenswood · trustee of 2 other charities
Timothy Keith Isaacs · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£187k	£10k
31/03/2024	£188k	£1k
31/03/2023	£62k	£104k
31/03/2022	£35k	£68k
31/03/2021	£99k	£21k

Common questions

Is THE HOPE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £177k from rental income, though this was offset by a £291k net loss on the revaluation of its investment property. The charity holds £1,781k in unrestricted reserves but has negative net current assets, relying on intercompany loans and support from its parent group to meet liabilities. The trustees and auditors confirm the going concern basis is appropriate due to the parent group's commitment to provide financial support. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SEEDFIELD TRUST	3	£12k
THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL	1	£610k
THE ALBORADA TRUST	1	£235k
THE LINBURY TRUST	1	£150k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD	1	£100k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER BROCKLEY	1	£45k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, SEVENOAKS	1	£43k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS WOODSIDE PARK	1	£29k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GROWING HOPE.

GROWING HOPE income £544k
HOPE FOR THE YOUNG LIMITED income £537k
H.O.P.E income £176k
HOPE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £398k
HOPE FOUNDATION HELPING THE HELPLESS income £254k
HOPE NORTH LONDON LIMITED income £184k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE HOPE CHARITY	£187k	—	below	—	noted
GROWING HOPE FY2025	£544k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPE FOR THE YOUNG LIMITED FY2024	£537k	—	unclear	4.0%	no doubt
H.O.P.E FY2025	£176k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£398k	—	below	—	material uncertainty
HOPE FOUNDATION HELPING THE HELPLESS FY2024	£254k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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