THE HOPE STREET CENTRE

Registered charity 1165260 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Hope Street Centre provides a range of services to the local community including employment support, computer training, advice sessions, volunteering and volunteer training opportunities, work experience and training placements for adults with learning disabilities and other community led activities based on the needs of the community.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£99k

Latest spending

£107k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's reserves policy is to maintain 6-12 months of operational expenditure, but the charity has not yet met this target. The trustees report that they have made good progress towards the target and are confident it will be achieved in a reasonable timescale. The charity relies on funding support from various organizations to continue functioning.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“This year we have been supported by the Kent Community Foundation, KCC Rural Prosperity and the United Reformed Church.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The Charity has not met this target yet but has made good progress towards it.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Tesco Bags of Help — “Please support us by voting for us in the Tesco Bags of Help (little blue tokens) in the Sheerness Tesco. Thank you to everyone that has alr…” (source page)
Sport England — “We are running sports and social activities similar to the Sport England events we run last year.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Dr BONNI BELLE PICKARDchair · trustee of 3 other charities
DEREK GOODGER · trustee of 1 other charity
Heather Morgan
Janet Beake
John Ellis
Lynne Le Masonry
STEWART KITCHENER

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

Operates in: Kent · Medway

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£99k	£107k
31/03/2024	£125k	£117k
31/03/2023	£132k	£130k
31/03/2022	£207k	£209k
31/03/2021	£207k	£209k

Common questions

Is THE HOPE STREET CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's reserves policy is to maintain 6-12 months of operational expenditure, but the charity has not yet met this target. The trustees report that they have made good progress towards the target and are confident it will be achieved in a reasonable timescale. The charity relies on funding support from various organizations to continue functioning. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/09/2023	£10k	Hope Street Activities
Sport England	15/10/2018	£10k	Aspire at Hope Street