THE HOPE CENTRE IN NORTH EAST CHESHIRE

Registered charity 1140845 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Hope Centre provide's and hosts community based activities. It has a designated prayer room and counselling facilities. The centre is where representatives from the 39 churches in the area come together to meet and discuss community based projects. The centre has a cafe on the ground floor for the sale of food,drink,fair trade goods,books,cards and speciality gifts

Objects

THE COMPANYÔÇÖS OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:-3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH WHICH WILL INCLUDE ADVANCING EDUCATION AND BENEFITING THE RESIDENTS OF NORTH EAST CHESHIRE BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO ASSOCIATE TOGETHER AND PROVIDING FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.3.2 IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS THE COMPANY SHALL AT ALL TIMES ACTIVELY PROMOTE AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE PRINCIPLES OF EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY.

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 · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cheshire East, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted negative reserves of £6,887, which is below the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £9,000. Despite this deficit, the charity reported a net profit for the year of £8,027, driven by a significant increase in donations and legacies compared to the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07540163

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• MARSHALL MBE, Rhona Lesley — director, appointed 24/01/2023not on trustee list
• WHITELEY, Christopher Norman, Rev — director, appointed 24/01/2023on trustee list
• BOLAND, Robert Jerome — director, appointed 23/02/2011on trustee list
• TUGWOOD, Marion Rosemary, Rev. — director, appointed 23/02/2011on trustee list
• PHILLIPS, Dorothy Edith Irene — secretary, appointed 23/02/2011

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ROBERT JEROME BOLANDchair
• Christopher Whiteley
• Rev MARION ROSEMARY TUGWOOD
• Rhona Marshall MBE

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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