RESTORE HOPE

Registered charity 1094494 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LATIMER PARK, RESTORE HOPE LATIMER

The objects are set out in the Mem.& Art's and are to provide facilities for teaching,training recreational and other leisure time occupations in the interests of social welfare,for the benefit of those persons who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement,poverty or social and economic circumstances, with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased by 41.3% to £1,383,244, while expenditure increased by 34.7% to £956,116, resulting in a net income of £94,932. The charity's free unrestricted reserves stood at £220,738, which the trustees note is slightly below their policy target of three months of running costs. The charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

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: £221k; policy: three months of the charitable company’s running costs)
“Our year end cash balance of £220,738 is slightly below our reserves policy.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Entertainer, of which two of its five former directors also serve as trustees at Restore Hope, made donations totalling £100,000 (2024: £325,000). The Pennies Retailer charity that is associated with the Entertainer also gave a donation of £100,000 in the year for the day-to-day running of the Charity. The Grant Foundation, of which two of its six directors also serve as trustees at Restore Hope gave a grant of £300,000 (2024: £800,000) for the day-to-day running of the Charity. Mr G Grant, a trustee, also donated £100 in the year (2024: None). Mr. D Trevor, the husband of one of the trustees made donations totalling £1200 (2024: £1200) during the year ended 30 November 2025. In the year ended 30 November 2025, The Entertainer was paid £346.25 (2024: £444.68) for the purchase of toys for Christmas parties for the families that Restore Hope supports.
“In the year ended 30 November 2025, UK retailer The Entertainer, of which two of its five former directors also serve as trustees at Restore Hope, made donations totalling £100,000 (2024: £325,000). The Pennies Retailer charity that is associated with the Entertainer also gave a donation of £100,000 in the year for the day-to-day running of the Charity. The Grant Foundation, of which two of its six directors also serve as trustees at Restore Hope gave a grant of £300,000 (2024: £800,000) for the day-to-day running of the Charity. Mr G Grant, a trustee, also donated £100 in the year (2024: None). Mr. D Trevor, the husband of one of the trustees made donations totalling £1200 (2024: £1200) during the year ended 30 November 2025. In the year ended 30 November 2025, The Entertainer was paid £346.25 (2024: £444.68) for the purchase of toys for Christmas parties for the families that Restore Hope supports.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dux Advisory Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Restore Hope (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold); recorded price paid £1.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£21k
Reserves (reported)
£221k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (73% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£1.4m£1.3m
30/11/2024£2.4m£956k
30/11/2023£697k£788k
30/11/2022£464k£531k
30/11/2021£546k£524k

Common questions

Is RESTORE HOPE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased by 41.3% to £1,383,244, while expenditure increased by 34.7% to £956,116, resulting in a net income of £94,932. The charity's free unrestricted reserves stood at £220,738, which the trustees note is slightly below their policy target of three months of running costs. The charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dux Advisory Limited.

Who funds RESTORE HOPE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RESTORE HOPE as a grant recipient include THE GRANT FOUNDATION, THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LEONARD'S, CHESHAM BOIS, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GRANT FOUNDATIONFY2023£800kAcquisition of former St John's Methodist Church in Amersham and conversion into community hub
THE GRANT FOUNDATIONFY2024£300kProject involving the acquisition of the former St John's Methodist Church in Amersham and the conversion of the premises into an active community hub supportin
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2023£200k
THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£25kCost of Living Campaign
THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£19kEarly years support and parenting programme
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LEONARD'S, CHESHAM BOISFY2022£12k
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kCommunity support
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LEONARD'S, CHESHAM BOISFY2023£8k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOODFY2024£7k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATIONFY2022£7k
TRINITY MINISTRIES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kSupport for work including operating a food bank for those struggling financially due to the pandemic and economic climate.
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CHESHAMFY2024£4kRelief and development agencies
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOODFY2023£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CHESHAMFY2025£3kRelief and development agencies
St Andrews Chorleywood PCCFY2024£2kChristmas Collection - Restricted fund
St Andrews Chorleywood PCCFY2025£2kOverseas missions and support
St Andrews Chorleywood PCCFY2024£2kOverseas missions and support
St Andrews Chorleywood PCCFY2023£2kHome missions and support
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY BRYANSTON SQUARE WITH ST MARK ST MARYLEBONEFY2023£2k
St Andrews Chorleywood PCCFY2024£2kHarvest Collection - Restricted fund
MILL END BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£1kMission Fund allocation
St Andrews Chorleywood PCCFY2022£1kInstitution
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CHORLEYWOODFY2021£500
MILL END BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£302Mission Fund allocation
St Andrews Chorleywood PCCFY2025£13Overseas missions and support
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2024£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/05/2020£10kRestore Hope Foodlife
UK government19/02/2019£7kTampon Tax Community Fund

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RESTORE HOPE£1.4m——below—no doubt
HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION FY2025£199k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HUBB FOUNDATION FY2024£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
THE COMMUNITY OF RECONCILIATION AND FELLOWSHIP FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt
HAVERING ASIAN SOCIAL AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION FY2026£202k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CORNERSTONE CHURCH GROUP FY2025£226k—0unclear—no doubt

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