HOPE FOR FOOD
Registered charity 1162039 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Hope for Food supplies clothing, boots, toiletries, hot food, soup, sandwiches, fruit & veg, tea and coffee to the homeless through community meals in Bournemouth. We also help struggling families with weekly food hampers, clothing and occasionally household items.
Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is run entirely by volunteers with no staff salaries, resulting in zero employee emoluments. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £244,819, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months' running costs (£27,000). The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to meet anticipated expenditure over the next three years.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Donations (95% of income)
“The Charity’s principal source of funding continued to be donations, and this amounts to 95% of all receipts in.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months running costs (held: £245k)
“The charity believes it sensible to hold three months running costs (a total of £27,000) in reserve.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by MLW Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hope for Food (matched by registered charity number).
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- Craig Richard Stokeschair · trustee of 2 other charities
- Brian Sutherns
- David Alan Clayton
- Mary Duncan
- Pauline Stevenson
- Sandra Marion Smith
- Sian Christina McKenna
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bournemouth
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HOPE FOR FOOD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is run entirely by volunteers with no staff salaries, resulting in zero employee emoluments. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £244,819, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months' running costs (£27,000). The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to meet anticipated expenditure over the next three years. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MLW Accountants.
Who funds HOPE FOR FOOD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOPE FOR FOOD as a grant recipient include TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST, THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST, POOR HANDMAIDS OF JESUS CHRIST.
Known funders
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