HOPE HOUSE ESSEX

Registered charity 1149067 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BENS, BENS BRAINTREE

Accommodation & other help for the homeless in Braintree

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£55k

Latest spending

£92k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's funds became seriously depleted due to a lack of funding and unsuccessful bids, resulting in a net loss for the year and staff redundancies. The trustees are reviewing options for the next financial year, including a potential merger, to enable the charity's objectives to continue. The organization has secured rental income from another charity to cover mortgage and staff costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The trustees continue to consider their financial position to determine if the organisation can continue as a going concern. They are reviewing their options in the next financial year to enable their objectives to continue.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £494k. 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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANTHONY BRITTENchair
James George Douglas Mackay · trustee of 1 other charity
Nadine Hendrie · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£55k	£92k
31/03/2024	£118k	£120k
31/03/2023	£115k	£121k
31/03/2022	£123k	£121k
31/03/2021	£133k	£98k

Common questions

Is HOPE HOUSE ESSEX financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's funds became seriously depleted due to a lack of funding and unsuccessful bids, resulting in a net loss for the year and staff redundancies. The trustees are reviewing options for the next financial year, including a potential merger, to enable the charity's objectives to continue. The organization has secured rental income from another charity to cover mortgage and staff costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HOPE HOUSE ESSEX?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOPE HOUSE ESSEX as a grant recipient include THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/03/2020	£90k	Hope House Community project
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/05/2018	£3k	Provision of Additional Housing for the Homeless