VILLAGE HOPE

Registered charity 1146236 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our aim is to proclaim and live out the gospel of Jesus Christ in the villages of Britain, in order to establish effective Christian witness.We seek to encourage and enable village churches in Bible teaching, prayer, worship and evangelism.

Objects

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO "PROCLAIM AND LIVE OUT THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE VILLAGES OF BRITAIN, IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE CHRISTIAN WITNESS, AND TO ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE BIBLE TEACHING, PRAYER, WORSHIP AND EVANGELISM IN VILLAGE CHURCHES."

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £189,411, which is above the trustees' policy target of six months of resources expended. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £64,833 for the year, indicating positive financial performance and no material uncertainties regarding its 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

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/06/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Plumbchair
• Dr Simon Peter Carruthers
• Rev Samuel Peter Brinkley

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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