HOPE FOR THE YOUNG LIMITED
Registered charity 1127017 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOPE FOR TEH YOUNG LIMITED, OMID INTERNATIONAL, OMID INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
The relief of financial hardship the sick/poor people living and working in developing countries and the UK through the provision of grants, goods or services.
Objects
3.1 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GOODS AND SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.3.2 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES AND/OR FACILITIES.3.3 THE RELIEF OF THE SICK AND/OR POOR LIVING IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, GOODS OR SERVICES.
Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS
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 · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity raised £600,847 in income and incurred total expenditure of £441,838, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The charity closed the year with net assets of £374,366, comprising £241,353 in unrestricted reserves. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Trusts, Foundations, grants, and contracts (86% of income)
“We raised 86% of our income from Trusts, Foundations, grants, and contracts (£519,702)” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 4.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Raising funds 3 - 24,078 24,078 24,378” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 to 9 months running costs (reserves figure: £241k)
“It is the policy of Hope for the Young to hold at least 6 to 9 months running costs in unrestricted reserves” — page 8
Per its FY2024 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.
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- 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)
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 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 167
- Government income: £150,632 — contracts £13,538 (2), grants £137,094 (2); 28% of the £537,381 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 167
- Government income: £163,327 — contracts £7,600 (1), grants £155,727 (3); 27% of the £600,847 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 100
- Government income: £15,139 — contracts £7,832 (1), grants £7,307 (1); 5% of the £308,655 total gross income on the same return
Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hope for the Young (matched by registered charity number).
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£31k
Reported reserves equal ~6.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Dr Catherine Louise Street
- Dr Kamran Saedi · trustee of 1 other charity
- JAFAR OMID · trustee of 1 other charity
- Michael Atkinson
- Niki Kalyvides
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HOPE FOR THE YOUNG LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity raised £600,847 in income and incurred total expenditure of £441,838, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The charity closed the year with net assets of £374,366, comprising £241,353 in unrestricted reserves. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HOPE FOR THE YOUNG LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOPE FOR THE YOUNG LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ALBORADA TRUST, THE LINBURY TRUST, THE THOMAS WALL TRUST.
Known funders
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