HOPE THROUGH ACTION

Registered charity 1125698 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide funds, expertise and resources to help the young people of South Africa develop their potential through an integrated programme of sport, education and development.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE ANY PURPOSE THAT IS CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWSOF ENGLAND AND WALES AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BEDETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY(A) THROUGH ADVANCING EDUCATION, RELIEVING POVERTY AND SICKNESS AND PRESERVING ANDPROTECTING THE GOOD HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN AFRICA (AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, INSOUTH AFRICA) (AREA OF BENEFIT);(B) BY ADVANCING IN LIFE AND RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY(I) PROVIDING AN INDOOR STADIUM(S) AND PLAYING FIELDS PRIMARILY (ALTHOUGH NOTEXCLUSIVELY) TO HELP ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT TO BREAK OUT OFTHE CYCLE OF POVERTY, ILL HEALTH, CRIME, DRUG ABUSE AND MARGINALISATION,(II) THE PROVISION OF OTHER RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THEINTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(III) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES ANDCAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE ANDRESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Area of benefit: SOUTH AFRICA

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cheshire East, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,650 for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in total funds of £45,747. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds sufficient reserves to meet its stated policy target of £5,000, which is based on the estimated cost of closing down the charity. The trustees confirm that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate as no additional financial resources are required.

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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• PHILIP JACKSON BLAND MBEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jan Hendrik Erasmus
• Peter Ralph Thompson · trustee of 2 other charities
• Sandra Randall

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

Operates in: South Africa

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Hope into Action UK.

• Hope into Action UK income £2.1m
• HOPE ASSEMBLY income £66k
• HOPE FOR THE YOUNG LIMITED income £537k
• HOPE CHURCH ALDERSHOT income £96k
• HOPE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £398k
• HOPE CHURCH HARROGATE income £267k

Side by side with its peers

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