HOPE FOR LIFE KATANGA

Registered charity 1153897 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The prevention or relief of poverty in Uganda by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects, sanitation and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient.

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN UGANDA BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS, SANITATION AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF SUFFICIENT.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£59k
Latest spending
£57k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total income of £59,421 and total expenditure of £56,770 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a net surplus. Unrestricted reserves stood at £36,426, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £10,000 to £13,000. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately one term of school and vocational fees, and salaries. This is estimated to be in the region of £10k - 13k. (reserves figure: £36k)
“The trustees continue to review Hope for Life Katanga’s need for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission and have adopted a policy to set aside funds to cover approximately one term of school and vocational fees, and salaries. This is estimated to be in the region of £10k - 13k.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 1

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£59k£57k
31/12/2024£57k£44k
31/12/2023£51k£45k
31/12/2022£34k£53k
31/12/2021£50k£37k

Common questions

Is HOPE FOR LIFE KATANGA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total income of £59,421 and total expenditure of £56,770 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a net surplus. Unrestricted reserves stood at £36,426, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £10,000 to £13,000. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HOPE FOR LIFE KATANGA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOPE FOR LIFE KATANGA as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, NAILSEA.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, NAILSEAFY2025£3kShort term mission & other projects
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, NAILSEAFY2024£210Short term mission & other projects

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOPE FOR THE YOUNG LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOPE FOR LIFE KATANGA£59k—0above—no doubt
HOPE FOR THE YOUNG LIMITED FY2024£537k—0unclear4.0%no doubt
HOPE HOUSE (ENJU YA'MASIKO) FY2025£52k——unclear—no doubt
JOY FOR HUMANITY UK FY2025£66k—0unclear—no doubt
BRIDGE OF HOPE CHILDRENS MINISTRY FY2025£108k—0unclear—no doubt
CHILD OF HOPE FY2025£288k——above—no doubt

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