HOPE HOME TRUST
Purchase of land for an orphanage for Kitaa Hope Home, Moshi, Tanzania, now called Kitaa Hope Children Home. Funding the design and building of the new orphanage. Funding furnishing, landscaping and general maintenance of the building. Contributing to the general running of the home: food, utilities, salaries, etc. Funding education for twenty of the children and transport to school.
Objects
TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ORPHANED CHILDREN IN TANZANIA THROUGH PROVISION OF HOMES EDUCATION AND CHRISTIAN CARE. IN PARTICULAR, WE AIM TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF HOPE HOME, MOSHI, TANZANIA.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £7,456 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £19,225. The trustees report that the financial situation is healthy and that unrestricted funds were maintained at a level equating to approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure. They expect to meet needs in 2026.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 2
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 10
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 4
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 4
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- REVEREND ANDREW MICHAEL BOUSFIELDchair
- HELEN ELIZABETH SHIRES
- Philippa Joan Martin
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £68k | £61k |
| 31/12/2024 | £59k | £56k |
| 31/12/2023 | £38k | £41k |
| 31/12/2022 | £37k | £45k |
| 31/12/2021 | £28k | £43k |
Common questions
Is HOPE HOME TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £7,456 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £19,225. The trustees report that the financial situation is healthy and that unrestricted funds were maintained at a level equating to approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure. They expect to meet needs in 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ARCHER TRUST | 2 | £10k |
| THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION | 2 | £10k |
| MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £2k |
| ONE KIND ACT | 1 | £104k |
| EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £66k |
| THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £65k |
| Mikuyu Tanzania | 1 | £39k |
| THE NISBET TRUST | 1 | £30k |
Charities like this
- CHILD OF HOPE
- Made With Hope
- VILLAGE OF HOPE AND GRACE U.K.
- UJAMAA CHILDREN'S TRUST
- HAPPY HOME KENYA TRUST
- HOPE AND SOUL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE HOME TRUST | £68k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| CHILD OF HOPE | £288k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| Made With Hope | £316k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| VILLAGE OF HOPE AND GRACE U.K. | £45k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| UJAMAA CHILDREN'S TRUST | £38k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HAPPY HOME KENYA TRUST | £42k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |