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)

Latest income
£537k
Latest spending
£572k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

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.

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.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS North Central London Integrated Care BoardTargeted mentoring support for unaccompanied minors - C405842——

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£537k
Total spending
£572k
Cost of raising funds
£31k
Reserves (reported)
£312k
Employees
10

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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£537k£572k
31/03/2024£601k£442k
31/03/2023£309k£247k
31/03/2022£229k£197k
31/03/2021£209k£164k

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

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALBORADA TRUSTFY2023£200k
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2024£50kTowards core costs of their work with young refugees.
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2023£50kTowards core costs supporting educational attainment of young refugees. Second payment of a three-year £150k grant.
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2022£50kCore costs towards their work supporting young refuges; first payment of a £150,000 grant.
THE ALBORADA TRUSTFY2022£35k
THE THOMAS WALL TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE THOMAS WALL TRUSTFY2023£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/07/2026£499kMentoring programme
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2024£100kPropel NDYP Hope for the Young Mentoring Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund13/04/2023£325kHope for the Young's Mentoring Programme
Greater London Authority03/04/2023£188kMentoring Programme
City Bridge Foundation28/10/2022£188kGrant to Hope for the Young
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2022£10kThe Mentoring Programme
Postcode Lottery27/08/2022£24kHope for the Young's Mentoring Program
Barrow Cadbury Trust30/09/2020£6kCOVID-19 - Hope for the Young Ltd
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2018£174kSee Application
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2018£10kThe Mentoring Project
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2015£10kMentoring for Young People

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOPE FOR THE YOUNG LIMITED£537k—0unclear4.0%no doubt
HOPE CHARITY PROJECT FY2025£36k—0unclear—no doubt
HOPE 4 KIDZ FY2025£76k—0unclear93.0%no doubt
ACTIVITEENS FY2025£144k—0unclear—no doubt
HOPE THROUGH ACTION FY2025£203k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HOPE CHARITY FY2025£187k—0below—noted

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