THE HOPE HUB

Registered charity 1176452 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Crisis Support:- Hot meals, Laundry, Shower & Emergency items, Clothing, Healthcare & Housing support, Outreach.Empowerment Services:- Case Worker/1:1, Benefit Support & Advocacy, Mental Health 1:1 Support, Direct Access & referral to specialist servs, Money Mgmt, Job Club, Debt Advice, Addiction Suppt, Assist in retention of accom'n, Volunteering Suppt/Train'g, Prep for Work.Em Accomm Service

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE BOROUGH OF SURREY HEATH AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WHETHER BY REASON OF BEING HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, UNEMPLOYMENT, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY, POVERTY, DEBT OR ANY OTHER DISADVANTAGE, INCLUDING BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROVIDING FACILITIES, INFORMATION, GUIDANCE OR OTHER SERVICES TO REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS, IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND ENABLE INDEPENDENT LIVING.

Area of benefit: IN THE BOROUGH OF SURREY HEATH AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Surrey Heath, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£647k
Latest spending
£621k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net income after depreciation of £26,065 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £647,450 and total expenditure of £620,758. The unrestricted general fund held £185,848, while the designated operating reserve stood at £215,000, representing four months of operating costs against a policy target of four to six months. The accounts were independently examined by Frost & Willan Accounting Ltd, which reported no material matters requiring attention.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Trust/Grant Funders (38% of income)
“Sources of Funds - Year Ended 31 March 2026 = Trust/Grant Funders 38%”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 4-6 months of the operating costs of the Charity’s services (reserves figure: £186k)
“The Charity has adopted a policy of building and maintaining reserves sufficient to cover between 4-6 months of the operating costs of the Charity’s services” — page 6
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £384,952 — contracts £155,707 (4), grants £229,245 (7); 59% of the £647,450 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £188,200 — contracts £180,000 (5), grants £8,200 (3); 32% of the £596,316 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £381,386 — contracts £190,693 (6), grants £190,693 (7); 71% of the £540,841 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Hope Hub, Camberley (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£647k
Total spending
£621k
Cost of raising funds
£185
Reserves (reported)
£493k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~9.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (85% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£647k£621k
31/03/2025£596k£519k
31/03/2024£541k£468k
31/03/2023£435k£402k
31/03/2022£502k£268k

Common questions

Is THE HOPE HUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net income after depreciation of £26,065 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £647,450 and total expenditure of £620,758. The unrestricted general fund held £185,848, while the designated operating reserve stood at £215,000, representing four months of operating costs against a policy target of four to six months. The accounts were independently examined by Frost & Willan Accounting Ltd, which reported no material matters requiring attention. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE HOPE HUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HOPE HUB as a grant recipient include THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST, FRIMLEY FUEL ALLOTMENTS CIO, CHOBHAM POOR ALLOTMENTS, THE WISLEY FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL YORKTOWN CAMBERLEY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2026£24kMount Fund - Homelessness
FRIMLEY FUEL ALLOTMENTS CIOFY2025£15k
CHOBHAM POOR ALLOTMENTSFY2024£10kGrants to Organisations
FRIMLEY FUEL ALLOTMENTS CIOFY2024£9k
FRIMLEY FUEL ALLOTMENTS CIOFY2023£8k
FRIMLEY FUEL ALLOTMENTS CIOFY2022£5k
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2022£5kThe Mount Fund - Homelessness
FRIMLEY FUEL ALLOTMENTS CIOFY2021£5k
THE WISLEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kgrant to provide affordable cooking courses for the vulnerable, homeless and unemployed
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2025£4kMount Fund - Homelessness
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL YORKTOWN CAMBERLEYFY2021£905Support for World Mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL YORKTOWN CAMBERLEYFY2022£400Missionary and charitable Giving
CHOBHAM POOR ALLOTMENTSFY2022amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/10/2024£16kDigital Empowerment & Infrastructure
The National Lottery Community Fund30/09/2022£357kEnabling Service Delivery Project
The National Lottery Community Fund03/09/2021£10kThe Hope Hub Emergency Accommodation Service
UK government14/12/2020£395DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
UK government03/12/2020£16kDCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund18/07/2019£10kThe Hope Hub-Empowerment Project

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 THE LIVING HOPE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HOPE HUB£647k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LIVING HOPE FY2025£61k——unclear—no doubt
THE HOPE CHARITY FY2025£187k—0below—noted
CENTRE OF HOPE FY2025£75k—0below—no doubt
HOPE HOUSE PROJECT FY2025£122k—0unclear—no doubt
Hope Community Church FY2025£608k—0above—no doubt

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