HOPE HOUSE (CHESTERFIELD)

Registered charity 1183254 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a charity with a Christian ethos aiming to eliminate homelessness in the Chesterfield and NE Derbyshire area by providing accommodation, support and training for vulnerable men who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and helping them move into their own homes with ongoing support from the charity. We also provide support and advocacy to help homeless individuals access services.

Objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG THE HOMELESS AND THOSE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS IN CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE BY PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION, GRANTS AND SERVICES INCLUDING ADVOCACY AND ADVICETO WORK WITH OTHER CHARITIES AND AGENCIES IN CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE TO ASSIST THE INDIVIDUALS SUPPORTED BY THE CHARITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Chesterfield, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£146k
Latest spending
£151k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £4,865 for the period, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £44,241 to £39,376. The trustees acknowledge that the charity is dependent on housing benefit and donations to fund its operations, noting that occupancy achieved over 90% and regular donations continue to increase.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Housing benefit, residents' service charges and gift aid (77% of income)
“£112,208 from housing benefit, residents' service charges and gift aid.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to enable it to cope with unexpected costs or a significant change in income (reserves figure: £39k)
“It is the policy of the charity to continue to build up over time sufficient reserves to enable it to cope with unexpected costs or a significant change in income.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 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 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 1

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Government income: £6,000 — grants £6,000 (1); 3% of the £212,164 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 08/06/2026, 128 days after the 31/01/2026 due date); year ending 31/08/2022 (received 30/08/2023, 61 days after the 30/06/2023 due date); year ending 31/08/2021 (received 20/03/2023, 263 days after the 30/06/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hope House (Chesterfield) Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£146k£151k
31/08/2024£242k£223k
31/08/2023£212k£184k
31/08/2022£191k£220k
31/08/2021£161k£148k

Common questions

Is HOPE HOUSE (CHESTERFIELD) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £4,865 for the period, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £44,241 to £39,376. The trustees acknowledge that the charity is dependent on housing benefit and donations to fund its operations, noting that occupancy achieved over 90% and regular donations continue to increase. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN'S, WALTONFY2023Unverified read£100kMission/Charity

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOMES OF HOPE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOPE HOUSE (CHESTERFIELD)£146k—0unclear—no doubt
HOMES OF HOPE FY2025£234k—0unclear—no doubt
HOPE HOUSE PROJECT FY2025£122k—0unclear—no doubt
HOPE FY2025£53k—0unclear—no doubt
HOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES FY2025£425k—0unclear—no doubt
HOPE HOUSING, TRAINING AND SUPPORT LIMITED FY2024£1.7m——unclear—no doubt

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