HOPE NOTTINGHAM CIO

Registered charity 1161248 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Social concernCoordinating volunteers from local churches

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Latest income
£715k
Latest spending
£823k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £236,575, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover estimated wind-down liabilities of £108,000. The charity reports a strong financial position despite a decrease in total income compared to the previous year, supported by significant grant funding and individual donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustee Jez Barnard volunteers at Bilborough food bank and is Chair. Trustee Kevin Pallister is a Chaplaincy Volunteer. Trustee Charlotte McCourt is an HR consultant. Trustee Martin Buckle is a trustee. Trustee Anne Willmot is Secretary. Trustee Christiana Zowonu was Treasurer. Trustee Helen Crandley is Regional Director of a national charity. Trustee Roy McCloughry and Carol Garle were appointed Jan 26. No specific monetary transactions with trustees are detailed in the provided text, only that they receive no remuneration.
“All Trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hope Nottingham CIO (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£715k
Total spending
£823k
Reserves (reported)
£237k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (72% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£715k£823k
30/06/2024£915k£824k
30/06/2023£876k£756k
30/06/2022£359k£379k
30/06/2021£476k£384k

Common questions

Is HOPE NOTTINGHAM CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £236,575, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover estimated wind-down liabilities of £108,000. The charity reports a strong financial position despite a decrease in total income compared to the previous year, supported by significant grant funding and individual donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HOPE NOTTINGHAM CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOPE NOTTINGHAM CIO as a grant recipient include SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO, THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S, TOTON, THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY, LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIOFY2024£15kFood projects
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIOFY2024£15kGrants
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIOFY2025£15kGrants
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kPurposes Beneficial to the Community
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S, TOTONFY2021£6kMissionary & Charitable Giving (tithe equivalent)
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2023£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S, TOTONFY2024£4kTithe/Charitable Giving
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2025£2kDonations made during the year
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S, TOTONFY2023£2kTithe/Charitable Giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S, TOTONFY2022£2kTithe payment (1/3 of 10% of unrestricted donations)
LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£1k
LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/02/2026£20kHope Nottingham Foodbank Welfare and Benefits Advice

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 NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOPE NOTTINGHAM CIO£715k—0unclear—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025£4.2mgreater than £60,0002unclear17.0%no doubt
HOPE FOR MANKIND FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
Nottingham North East Circuit of the Methodist Church FY2025£985k—0unclear—no doubt
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE FY2024£422k—0above—no doubt
HOPE MINISTRIES CWMBRAN FY2025£456k——unclear—no doubt

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