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.

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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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titlesin 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
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	1	£861k
THE SENECA TRUST	1	£700k
THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL	1	£610k
THE ALBORADA TRUST	1	£200k
THE BREADSTICKS FOUNDATION	1	£123k
THE LINBURY TRUST	1	£100k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD	1	£100k
Boodles Charitable Trust	1	£92k

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
HOPE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £398k
HOPE FOUNDATION HELPING THE HELPLESS income £315k
HOPE NORTH LONDON LIMITED income £184k
SOURCE OF HOPE LIMITED income £154k

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 FY2024	£544k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPE FOR THE YOUNG LIMITED FY2024	£537k	—	unclear	4.0%	no doubt
HOPE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£398k	—	below	—	material uncertainty
HOPE FOUNDATION HELPING THE HELPLESS FY2024	£315k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPE NORTH LONDON LIMITED FY2024	£184k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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