HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1118923 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religous activitiesAdult and other educationOther recreational activitiesPhysical well-being activitiesYouth & Childrens activities

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; ANDC) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE HANLEY. STOKE ON TRENT

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

Registered contact address: Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £18,585 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to a one-off roof repair cost of £37,146. Despite this deficit, the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £278,198, which the trustees note is broadly in line with their £50,000 policy target. The trustees anticipate having sufficient income to cover necessary investments and maintain reserves for future needs.

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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• PHILIP IAN BRAYSHAWchair
• Janet Tellwright
• Karen Poxon · trustee of 1 other charity
• Raphael Hirschi
• Sasha Rochester
• Vanessa Mne Onwuzurumba

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

Operates in: Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

Common questions

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

• HOPE ASSEMBLY income £66k
• Hope Community Church income £608k
• HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH (WYMONDHAM) income £416k
• HOPE CHURCH HARROGATE income £267k
• HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH SWANLEY income £43k
• HOPE CHURCH HATFIELD income £63k

Side by side with its peers

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