RAYS OF HOPE

Registered charity 1160443 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAYS OF HOPE LIMITED, RAYS OF HOPE TRUST

Activities and projects which help in the prevention and/or relief of poverty and suffering anywhere in the whole world by providing grants, items and goods, services to people or other organizations who share our aims, empowerment through education, empowerment through training, healthcare projects and support and empower people to be self-sufficient.

Objects

(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF PEOPLE IN CONDITIONS OF NEEDWORLDWIDE;(B) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING GRANTS,ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONSWORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY;(C) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THEWORLD BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING,HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALSTO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT;(D) TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION WORLDWIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLICTHROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTINGLITERATURE ON ISLAMIC FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE ISLAMIC FAITH RELIGION.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£323k
Latest spending
£352k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £29,113.47 for the year ended 31 December 2024, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £32,622.78 to £3,509.31. The trustees confirm that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding its continuation.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 5.8% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The remaining 5.8% was spent in the UK on bills, banking fees and fundraising expenses for purchasing the matching pots to be used for the doubling campaigns with GiveMatch.” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rays of Hope (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales · Turkey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£323k£352k
31/12/2023£355k£401k
31/12/2022£153k£95k
28/02/2022£118k£101k
28/02/2021£81k£85k

Common questions

Is RAYS OF HOPE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £29,113.47 for the year ended 31 December 2024, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £32,622.78 to £3,509.31. The trustees confirm that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding its continuation. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RAYS OF HOPE£323k—0unclear5.8%no doubt
RAYS OF HOPE FY2025£759k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHAMPTON HOPE CENTRE FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
HOPE FOR MANKIND FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
H.O.P.E FY2025£176k—0unclear—no doubt
SOURCE OF HOPE LIMITED FY2024£154k—0unclear—no doubt

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