LENDING HOPE LIMITED

Registered charity 1179132 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Facilitate the promotion of education for children and of young persons with special needs under the age of 25, including assistance with transportation to and from their educational establishments.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income
£110k
Latest spending
£94k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £15,556 for the year ended 31 January 2025, despite a significant decrease in donation income to £109,929 from £396,535 in the prior year. Total funds increased to £115,631, with unrestricted reserves standing at £110,424. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to meet immediate and anticipated administrative costs (held: £110k)
“The charity retains reserves to ensure it has sufficient funds to meet immediate and anticipated administrative costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2023)

Total income
£540k
Total spending
£502k
Cost of raising funds
£14k
Reserves (reported)
£33k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 2.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£110k£94k
31/01/2024£412k£406k
31/01/2023£540k£502k
31/01/2022£571k£539k
31/01/2021£399k£394k

Common questions

Is LENDING HOPE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £15,556 for the year ended 31 January 2025, despite a significant decrease in donation income to £109,929 from £396,535 in the prior year. Total funds increased to £115,631, with unrestricted reserves standing at £110,424. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LENDING HOPE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LENDING HOPE LIMITED as a grant recipient include SELLATA LIMITED, ACHIM CHARITY, THE INMAN CHARITY, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SELLATA LIMITEDFY2026£37k
SELLATA LIMITEDFY2025£15k
SELLATA LIMITEDFY2024£12k
ACHIM CHARITYFY2025£10k
THE INMAN CHARITYFY2022£5kSocial - Older People and Social Welfare
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE SHELDON TRUSTFY2023£1kHoliday Projects
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
THE SHELDON TRUSTFY2024£1kHoliday Projects
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2023£981contribution towards the costs of providing clothes and shoes
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATIONFY2022£0
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATIONFY2023—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/11/2020£10kHope Lives On