FUTUREHOPE - HERTFORD AND WARE
FUTUREHOPE AIM IS TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE AND ACCESSIBLE MENTORING SERVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 18 INCLUSIVE IN HERTFORDSHIRE IN ORDER TO REDUCE ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND CRIMINAL OFFENDING, SO AS TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
Objects
TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE AND ACCESSIBLE MENTORING SERVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 18 INCLUSIVE IN HERTFORDSHIRE IN ORDER TO REDUCE ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND CRIMINAL OFFENDING, SO AS TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that income and expenditure were as planned, with money in balanced with money out for the year. The charity covers all costs for its work, relying primarily on regular giving from local people and churches, supplemented by grants from foundations. There is no mention of financial reserves, deficits, or going concern risks in the provided text.
What the accounts disclose
“The main source of revenue continues to be from regular giving provided by local people and local churches and the charity continues to be grateful for their support in its work.” — page 3
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 13
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £400 — grants £400 (1); under 1% of the £93,015 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 16
- Government income: £10,700 — grants £10,700 (2); 12% of the £87,205 total gross income on the same return
Funders the charity credits
- The National Lottery
- Durkan Homes
- the Screwfix Foundation
- Tesco
- Co-op
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/08/2022)
Trustees
- Ian Haddon Tylerchair
- Andrea Barker
- Jonathan Thompson
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £73k | £96k |
| 31/12/2024 | £93k | £68k |
| 31/12/2023 | £87k | £71k |
| 31/12/2022 | £70k | £53k |
| 31/12/2021 | £76k | £60k |
Common questions
Is FUTUREHOPE - HERTFORD AND WARE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that income and expenditure were as planned, with money in balanced with money out for the year. The charity covers all costs for its work, relying primarily on regular giving from local people and churches, supplemented by grants from foundations. There is no mention of financial reserves, deficits, or going concern risks in the provided text.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/06/2026 | £20k | Empowering Young People with Hope for the Future |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/06/2024 | £20k | FHHW Youth Centre Toilets and Kitchen |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/04/2023 | £10k | Repairs and improvements to Pioneer Hall |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/01/2021 | £10k | FUTUREhope Mobile Youth Centre |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CENTRE FOR THE ACCELERATION OF SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY | 1 | £500k |
| CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FOUNDATION | 1 | £150k |
| HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £32k |
| E F BULMER TRUST | 1 | £16k |
| LIFELINES INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR EDUCATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE SHELDON TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £6k |
| THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- HOPE'S CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLES SUPPORT SERVICES
- FUTURE
- FUTURE LIVING HERTFORD
- STEP FORWARD (TOWER HAMLETS)
- NEW HOPE WORCESTERSHIRE
- MILFORD YOUTH MATTERS
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUTUREHOPE - HERTFORD AND WARE | £73k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HOPE'S CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLES SUPPORT SERVICES | £301k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FUTURE | £268k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| FUTURE LIVING HERTFORD | £281k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| STEP FORWARD (TOWER HAMLETS) | £326k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEW HOPE WORCESTERSHIRE | £48k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |