CHRISTIAN HOPE INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1061526 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BABY AID, CONTAINERS OF HOPE, RAY OF HOPE

We provide financial support to the Anglican Churches in Rwanda and Uganda to enable the education of children and support of individuals, community groups, church run health clinics and schools. All our work is aimed at providing a platform to share the Gospel and assist individuals and communities to move towards a state of self-sufficiency.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£399k

Latest spending

£398k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total income was just under £400k with a small increase from the previous year, resulting in a net surplus of £1,024. The charity holds total reserves of £333,075, which exceeds its stated policy target of £30,000. The trustees report that finances continue in a positive vein with no concerns about the charity's ability to operate as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Donations and legacies 112086 284642 396728 388439” — page 13

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £333k)

“The Trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted funds of £30,000 (which represents approximately 3 months unrestricted expenditure)” — page 4

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

Received assets from another charity (10/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Magali Louise Josette Ellischair
AFOLABI JAMES OLADUNJOYE
Carol Serena Phillips
Gary Clark
Paul Edward Guyver
Stephen Caldwell · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Rwanda · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£399k	£398k
31/03/2025	£392k	£332k
31/03/2024	£303k	£304k
31/03/2023	£351k	£351k
31/03/2022	£413k	£261k

Common questions

Is CHRISTIAN HOPE INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total income was just under £400k with a small increase from the previous year, resulting in a net surplus of £1,024. The charity holds total reserves of £333,075, which exceeds its stated policy target of £30,000. The trustees report that finances continue in a positive vein with no concerns about the charity's ability to operate as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHRISTIAN HOPE INTERNATIONAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHRISTIAN HOPE INTERNATIONAL as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RAINHAM, DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD, THE GRACE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH CHELTENHAM, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARLOW.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD	FY2022	£100k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RAINHAM, DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD	FY2024	£1k
THE GRACE TRUST	FY2021	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH CHELTENHAM	FY2023	£500	Mission Giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH CHELTENHAM	FY2024	£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARLOW	FY2023	£250	Mission Partners
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARLOW	FY2024	£150	Donation

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
REGIONS BEYOND UK	1	£24k
SEEDFIELD TRUST	1	£9k
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUST	1	£5k
GOODNEWS AID	1	£3k
THE ARCHER TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

THE HOPE CHARITY income £187k
SPRING OF HOPE UK LIMITED income £107k
HOPE FOUNDATION HELPING THE HELPLESS income £254k
HOPE CHURCH ORPINGTON income £1.2m
CHILDREN'S HOPE UK LTD income £160k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD HOPE CENTRE income £169k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHRISTIAN HOPE INTERNATIONAL	£399k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HOPE CHARITY FY2025	£187k	—	0	below	—	noted
SPRING OF HOPE UK LIMITED FY2025	£107k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HOPE FOUNDATION HELPING THE HELPLESS FY2024	£254k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPE CHURCH ORPINGTON FY2023	£1.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHILDREN'S HOPE UK LTD FY2025	£160k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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