HOPE

Registered charity 1177553 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOPE (NE)

We offer a weekly Outreach to the homeless community and those who are vulnerable and destitute existing in the North East specifically those who have gravitated to Newcastle city centre.We provide food, sleeping bags, clothing, shoes and other essential items. We offer friendship and support, whilst raising awareness of the plight of our homeless community and to help those wanting our help.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE WITHOUT SHELTER, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS, ROUGH SLEEPERS OR SOFA SURFING IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT INCLUDING BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD, BEDDING, CLOTHING, TOILETRIES AND OTHER ESSENTIALS, OUTREACH AND SUPPORT SERVICES

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 · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £7,741 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £10,620 to £2,878. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. The charity is unincorporated and relies on donations and charitable trading activities for income.

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 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• AMY KILTY
• JO Laight

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

Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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