HOPE CHURCH TONBRIDGE

Registered charity 1174702 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HCT

The church's activities seek to meet our purpose of advancing the Christian faith; through preaching and teaching.- Providing pastoral care to church attendees and to people within the local community- Carrying out devotional acts such as Holy Communion and full baptism- To relieve poverty and otherwise assist those in need where the church is in a position to help

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS (SET OUT IN ANNEX 1) PRINCIPALLY IN TONBRIDGE KENT BUT ALSO IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OFENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CIO;TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tonbridge and Malling, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted fund surplus of £493,599 for the year ended 31 December 2025, largely due to the valuation of donated church premises. However, unrestricted net current assets were £32,305, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of holding at least £20,000 (equivalent to approximately 3 months of salary cost). The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least a further 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (12/11/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (12/11/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Paul Andrew Clarkchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Frederick Reay
• Jenna Marie LLoyd
• LESLEY ANNE BOWER
• Louise Grayson
• MR TIM BOWER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Malcolm David Harris
• NIGEL THOMAS · trustee of 5 other charities

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOPE CHURCH (UK).

• HOPE CHURCH (UK) income £132k
• HOPE CHURCH WINCHESTER income £975k
• HOPE CHURCH, IPSWICH income £932k
• HOPE CHURCH HARROGATE income £267k
• HOPE CHURCH HUDDERSFIELD income £179k
• HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH AINTREE income £158k

Side by side with its peers

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