DON’T LOSE HOPE

Registered charity 1178839 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To offer a means related counselling service for children, young people, families and other members of the community. We will also offer a support community cafe provision where anyone will be able to access support groups, workshops and advice with no charge. A garden area is also available for activities such as bushcraft, woodwork and gardening.

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Latest income
£301k
Latest spending
£310k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £8,783 for the year, with total income of £301,005 and charitable expenditure of £309,788. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £171,749, which the trustees note provides for over six months of trading, exceeding their stated minimum reserve policy of four months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Trading activities (57% of income)
“£172,428 (57%) was from trading activities (counselling, the Café, the Shop and fund-raising).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: four months trading (held: £172k)
“The Charity mitigates this Risk by maintaining at least 4 months’ trading reserves in cash.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Don't Lose Hope (matched by registered charity number).

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£301k£310k
30/09/2024£334k£321k
30/09/2023£267k£262k
30/09/2022£253k£219k
30/09/2021£192k£133k

Common questions

Is DON’T LOSE HOPE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £8,783 for the year, with total income of £301,005 and charitable expenditure of £309,788. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £171,749, which the trustees note provides for over six months of trading, exceeding their stated minimum reserve policy of four months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DON’T LOSE HOPE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DON’T LOSE HOPE as a grant recipient include BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION, THE LEN PICK TRUST, BOURNE AND DISTRICT ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONFY2025£20k
THE LEN PICK TRUSTFY2023£10kSocial & Medical Welfare
THE LEN PICK TRUSTFY2023£2kSocial & Medical Welfare
THE LEN PICK TRUSTFY2022£2kSocial & Medical Welfare
BOURNE AND DISTRICT ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£800Presidents Night Winners Donations

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/08/2025£365kDon't Lose Hope Community Garden and Shed
The National Lottery Community Fund19/12/2024£18kThe Runaway Theatre
The National Lottery Community Fund27/01/2022£66kDon't Lose Hope- Bourne Community Garden
UK government24/07/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund22/05/2020£6kDon't Lose Hope Mobile Shop and Support
The National Lottery Community Fund30/01/2019£9k'Ear' for you

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 CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY EDUCATION TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DON’T LOSE HOPE£301k—0above—no doubt
CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
SUPPORT A SURVIVOR OF TORTURE FY2025£263k—0unclear—no doubt
NHANCED COMMUNITIES FY2025£182k—0unclear—no doubt
RAYS OF HOPE FY2025£759k—0unclear—no doubt
MAKING MIRACLES FY2025£301k—0unclear—no doubt

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