Hopeworks UK (Bedford)

Registered charity 1139956 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KING'S ARMS PROJECT (BEDFORD), KING'S ARMS PROJECT; ONWARD FLOATING SUPPORT; ONWARD PLUS; ONWARD

Latest income

£3.0m

Latest spending

£2.8m

Registered

2011

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£3.0m

Total spending

£2.8m

Cost of raising funds

£125k

Reserves (reported)

£889k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Dr John Cooper
Matthew James Burge
NIGEL CLIFFORD TAYLOR · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Lucy Davis
Sue Frossell
Vanessa Julie Lipski

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

Operates in: Bedford

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£3.0m	£2.8m
31/12/2024	£2.6m	£2.2m
31/12/2023	£1.6m	£1.6m
31/12/2022	£1.8m	£1.6m
31/12/2021	£1.8m	£1.7m

Common questions

Who funds Hopeworks UK (Bedford)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Hopeworks UK (Bedford) as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH BEDFORD.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH BEDFORD	FY2022	£4k