HOPE'S PLACE

Registered charity 1105139 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To instill HOPE and inspire young people to overcome the ever-changing challenges they face and make life enhancing choices by fostering resilience so enabling them to reach their full potential, to make positive life choices and to take their PLACE in their school, community and the wider world.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND PROMOTION OF THE HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IN MATTERS OF SEXUAL HEALTH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE AVON, NORTH SOMERSET AND CITY OF BRISTOL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£41k
Latest spending
£32k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £8,628 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £19,932. The trustees confirm that these unrestricted reserves are above the projected spend and meet the policy target of covering six months of expenditure. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of expenditure (held: £20k)
“This continues to be defined as to maintain free reserves to cover, at least, the projected next six months of expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Government income: £8,250 — contracts £8,250 (1); 20% of the £41,072 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£41k£32k
31/08/2024£9k£33k
31/08/2023£35k£26k
31/08/2022£8k£28k
31/08/2021£45k£28k

Common questions

Is HOPE'S PLACE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £8,628 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £19,932. The trustees confirm that these unrestricted reserves are above the projected spend and meet the policy target of covering six months of expenditure. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HOPE'S PLACE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOPE'S PLACE as a grant recipient include THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUST, THE NISBET TRUST, THE BURDEN TRUST, MAGDALEN HOSPITAL TRUST, THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2022£12k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2021£10k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE BURDEN TRUSTFY2022£4kSupport of the Marginalised
MAGDALEN HOSPITAL TRUSTFY2026£2k
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATIONFY2025£1kFunding the costs of one course for disadvantaged young people to see hope in their future.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/05/2009£2kMental Wellbeing: Bristol

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
NEW FUTURES NEPAL LIMITED1£39k
HUDDERSFIELD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP1£28k
GUNNERSBURY BAPTIST CHURCH1£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HELP TO CREATE HOPE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOPE'S PLACE£41k—0above—no doubt
HELP TO CREATE HOPE TRUST FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
OPPORTUNITY TO HOPE FY2024£9k—0above—no doubt
HOPE FAMILY TRUST FY2025£271k—0unclear—no doubt
HOPE AND HELP FY2025£77k—0unclear—no doubt
HOPE CHURCH HUDDERSFIELD FY2025£179k—0unclear—no doubt

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