WORLD OF HOPE

Registered charity 1129740 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

EDUCATIONAL TRIPS.WORK EXPERIENCE TO INCLUDE IN THE HOUSE OF PARLIAMENTSPECIAL INVITATION TO LUNCH IN THE HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT.GREENWICH BOROUGHEvery TUESDAYS: IT & HOME WORK HELP GROUPS Every WEDNESDAYS: MUSIC WORK SHOPEvery THURSDAYS: DRAMA WORKSHOP SOUTHWARK, LEWISHAM AND LAMBETH - OUTREACH, HOME VISIT, WORK EXPERIENCE, TRIPS, ADVOCATE AND MENTORING

Objects

1 TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 5 AND 21 YEARS LIVING IN THE UK BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OFA ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLSB ADVANCING EDUCATIONC RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENTD PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN MATTERS SURROUNDING PARENTING, FAMILY LIFE AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH A VIEW TO ENRICHING FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LIFE IN THE UK

Area of benefit: UK

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Greenwich, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£39k
Latest spending
£32k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £7,625 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £15,902. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and believe current funding is adequate for medium-term operations. Retained reserves amounted to £5,439, which the trustees noted were mainly generated during the 12-month period.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Restricted Funds (95% of income)
“Total Incoming Resources 1,786 37,000 38,786” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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: 12
  • Government income: £35,000 — grants £35,000 (3); 90% of the £39,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Government income: £11,805 — grants £11,805 (4); 13% of the £92,940 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2023

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Government income: £23,800 — grants £23,800 (4); 88% of the £27,149 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 28/02/2023 (received 10/05/2024, 134 days after the 28/12/2023 due date); year ending 28/02/2021 (received 19/01/2022, 22 days after the 28/12/2021 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bexley · Croydon · Greenwich · Lambeth · Lewisham · Nigeria · Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£39k£32k
31/03/2024£93k£93k
28/02/2023£27k£27k
28/02/2022£12k£12k
28/02/2021£26k£17k

Common questions

Is WORLD OF HOPE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £7,625 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £15,902. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and believe current funding is adequate for medium-term operations. Retained reserves amounted to £5,439, which the trustees noted were mainly generated during the 12-month period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WORLD OF HOPE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WORLD OF HOPE as a grant recipient include The Caring Family Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Caring Family FoundationFY2024Unverified read£250kGeneral
The Caring Family FoundationFY2023£6kChild poverty

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/08/2024£20kWORLD OF HOPE Advocacy and Community Support Services
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2022£10kWorld of Hope Cultural food outreach project
The National Lottery Community Fund19/03/2021£10kAfrican Caribbean food outreach project
The National Lottery Community Fund05/09/2013£10kTime Out-Stop the Gun/Knife
The National Lottery Community Fund11/08/2011£10kWorld of Hope Action for Community cohesion
The National Lottery Community Fund05/06/2009£10kTime Out-Stop the Gun/Knife

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WINGS OF HOPE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WORLD OF HOPE£39k—0unclear—no doubt
WINGS OF HOPE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£42k—0unclear—no doubt
HOUSE OF HOPE CALVARY CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025£72k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COMMUNITY HOPE PROJECT FY2025£52k—0above—no doubt
HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH (WYMONDHAM) FY2025£416k—0below—no doubt
CENTRE OF HOPE FY2025£75k—0below—no doubt

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