HOPE ASSEMBLY

Registered charity 1072243 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOPE ASSEMBLY CHURCH, HOPE ASSEMBLY MINISTRIES

The Church continued its programme of services and activities designed to build up the membership and to reach others, particularly those in need, with the good news of the gospel.

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE EAST LONDON AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE EAST LONDON AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.C) TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE SAID EAST OF LONDON AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT .

Area of benefit: EAST LONDON

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: Newham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£66k
Latest spending
£69k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,590 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted net assets of £(29,104). The trustees confirmed the charity remains solvent and is prepared on a going concern basis, although the general reserve policy target was not met.

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: £-29k)
“This general reserve policy has not been met this year”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Pastor Thomas Alamu, a trustee, was paid £9,900 in his capacity as head pastor.
“Pastor Thomas Alamu, a trustee was paid £9,900 (2023, £10,800) in his capacity as the head pastor of the Church as permitted by the governing document.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Newham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£66k£69k
31/03/2024£71k£77k
31/03/2023£66k£64k
31/03/2022£59k£78k
31/03/2021£56k£41k

Common questions

Is HOPE ASSEMBLY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,590 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted net assets of £(29,104). The trustees confirmed the charity remains solvent and is prepared on a going concern basis, although the general reserve policy target was not met. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOPE ASSEMBLY£66k—0below—no doubt
HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£111k—0above—no doubt
HOPE CHURCH HARROGATE FY2025£267k—0unclear—no doubt
HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH SWANLEY FY2025£43k—0unclear—no doubt
HOPE CHURCH HATFIELD FY2026£63k——unclear—no doubt
HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH (WYMONDHAM) FY2025£416k—0below—no doubt

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