HOPE CHURCH HARROGATE

Registered charity 1151360 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancing the Christian faith by holding regular Sunday and mid-week meetings for worship and teaching. Running Alpha courses.Relief of poverty by working with and supporting other churches and organisations including town pastors; Lifeline Harrogate (housing for homeless) Harrogate food bank and Horizon Life (support of reformed adicts)school work and our own childrens work

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£267k

Latest spending

£295k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £27,486 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £267,224 and total expenditure of £294,710. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £117,235, which exceeds the stated policy target of £74,590 (six months of gross salary expenses). The trustees 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

Reserves policy: three months minimum, six months target of gross salary expenses (held: £117k)

“Hope Church will maintain unrestricted cash reserves at a level that covers a minimum of three months, and a target of six months, of gross salary expenses and ongoing fixed-term contract commitments. As of 31 March 2025, this is estimated to be a minimum of £37,295 and a target of £74,590.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Mr A Price received remuneration for pastoral services while serving on the board.

“Mr A Price received a gross salary of £7,525 during the months in which he served on the board (2024: £42,997) with an employer pension contribution of £1,426 (2024: £5,431) for his pastoral services.” — page 18

“Ms E Zambonini held a contract of employment with the charity during the year and is a close family member to trustee Mr P Zambonini. Ms E Zambonini received a gross salary of £17,955 (2024: £13,910) with an employer pension contribution of £5,707 (2024: £6,858)” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Close relative of Trustee Mr P Zambonini received remuneration.

“Mr A Price received a gross salary of £7,525 during the months in which he served on the board (2024: £42,997) with an employer pension contribution of £1,426 (2024: £5,431) for his pastoral services.” — page 18

“Ms E Zambonini held a contract of employment with the charity during the year and is a close family member to trustee Mr P Zambonini. Ms E Zambonini received a gross salary of £17,955 (2024: £13,910) with an employer pension contribution of £5,707 (2024: £6,858)” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grants paid to ChristCentral Churches Worldwide, where Trustee Mr S Williams previously served.

“Mr A Price received a gross salary of £7,525 during the months in which he served on the board (2024: £42,997) with an employer pension contribution of £1,426 (2024: £5,431) for his pastoral services.” — page 18

“Ms E Zambonini held a contract of employment with the charity during the year and is a close family member to trustee Mr P Zambonini. Ms E Zambonini received a gross salary of £17,955 (2024: £13,910) with an employer pension contribution of £5,707 (2024: £6,858)” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 08420082

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hope Church Harrogate (matched by registered charity number).

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.

MARSH, David Jeremy — director, appointed 06/10/2022on trustee list
AKINRINOLA, Oluwatoyin Rasidat — director, appointed 06/10/2022on trustee list
SHEPHERD, Rebecca Elizabeth — director, appointed 06/10/2022on trustee list
ZAMBONINI, Paolo Giovanni Italo — director, appointed 02/12/2021on trustee list
KUNAR, Darren Mitra — director, appointed 02/12/2021on trustee list
WILLIAMS, Stephen Laurie — director, appointed 01/04/2015on trustee list
WILLIAMS, Stephen Laurie — secretary, appointed 02/12/2021

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Stephen Williamschair
Darren Kunar
David Jeremy Marsh
Oluwatoyin Rasidat Akinrinola
Paolo Zambonini
Rebecca Elizabeth Shepherd

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

Operates in: Leeds City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£267k	£295k
31/03/2024	£244k	£237k
31/03/2023	£269k	£262k
31/03/2022	£260k	£211k
31/03/2021	£252k	£219k

Common questions

Is HOPE CHURCH HARROGATE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £27,486 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £267,224 and total expenditure of £294,710. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £117,235, which exceeds the stated policy target of £74,590 (six months of gross salary expenses). The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
REGIONS BEYOND UK	1	£24k
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOPE CHURCH TONBRIDGE.

HOPE CHURCH TONBRIDGE income £192k
HOPE CHURCH ORPINGTON income £1.2m
HOPE CHURCH NETWORK income £259k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD HOPE CHAPEL income £246k
CITY HOPE CHURCH LONDON income £465k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD HOPE CENTRE income £169k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HOPE CHURCH HARROGATE	£267k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPE CHURCH TONBRIDGE FY2025	£192k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPE CHURCH ORPINGTON FY2023	£1.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPE CHURCH NETWORK FY2026	£259k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD HOPE CHAPEL FY2025	£246k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CITY HOPE CHURCH LONDON FY2025	£465k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.