Hope into Action UK
Registered charity 1137686 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOPE INTO ACTION: EAST OF ENGLAND
Provision of quality support, including accommodation, to vulnerable individuals. We work mainly with ex-offenders, ex addicts, and the homeless.We work with churches to provide practical support for vulnerable individuals.
Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £30,139 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £2,148,305 and total resources expended of £2,118,166. The trustees' report notes that unrestricted reserves are within the stated policy range at 3.7 months, and the auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Donations and legacies (43% of income)
“Total income 1,792,503 - 355,802 2,148,305 1,906,949” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 2.6% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Raising funds 7 56,777 - - 56,777 34,372” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two to four months (held: £525k)
“The Trustees’ policy with regard to reserves is to seek to maintain unrestricted funds, other than those designated from time to time for specific purposes, at a level sufficient to provide the charity with enough working capital to carry on its existing activities successfully for two to four months.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent paid to Mr and Mrs E Walker
“Property rented from Mr and Mrs E Walker 4,492 4,492” — page 37
“Property rented from The Reverend Mrs D Tidballt 2,115 1,919” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent paid to The Reverend Mrs D Tidball
“Property rented from Mr and Mrs E Walker 4,492 4,492” — page 37
“Property rented from The Reverend Mrs D Tidballt 2,115 1,919” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from Trustees
“Property rented from Mr and Mrs E Walker 4,492 4,492” — page 37
“Property rented from The Reverend Mrs D Tidballt 2,115 1,919” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hope into Action UK (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Jon Kuhrt — CEO (source)
- Dianne Tidball — Chair of Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
Property (HM Land Registry)
4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £509k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£57k
Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (23/09/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Annelle Buchanan
- Diana Nash
- Howard John Kettel
- Ian Gordon Billage · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jonathan Lee
- Maxine Symington
- Peter Magowan
- RICHARD WIGHTMAN · trustee of 2 other charities
- Rev DIANNE TIDBALL
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Hope into Action UK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £30,139 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £2,148,305 and total resources expended of £2,118,166. The trustees' report notes that unrestricted reserves are within the stated policy range at 3.7 months, and the auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.
Who funds Hope into Action UK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Hope into Action UK as a grant recipient include THE REED FOUNDATION, THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST, DIDYMUS, THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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