CENTRE OF HOPE

Registered charity 1100325 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CENTRE OF HOPE - GLIA, GLIA, GOD'S LOVE IN ACTION

Providing food and meals for the poor. Playground for children. Toiletries and showers. Assistance with medication. Spiritual help and guidance.

Objects

1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS 2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH 3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £5,018 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the £34,507 loss in the previous year. The General Fund, representing unrestricted reserves, fell to £1,045, which the Trustees acknowledge is below their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. Total net assets decreased to £23,455 from £28,473 in the prior year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• PETER STUART BUTCHERchair
• ANITA CLAIRE HILLMAN
• GILL MARTIN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Graham Ronald Briscoe · trustee of 1 other charity
• NICHOLAS AVERY HILLMAN trustee

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

Operates in: Romania · Scotland

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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