HOPE ESOL CIO
Hope English School is a Sheffield based charity specialising in the provision of ESOL classes to asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable adults. We work with a variety of organisations across South Yorkshire to provide community based classes to those most in need.
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TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS, THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM, AND OTHER VULNERABLE MIGRANTS IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING COUNTIES IN NEED THEREOF SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £25,155 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total free reserves of £37,925. Per the trustees' report, these free reserves fall within the stated policy target range of £14,000 to £44,000, representing three to six months of core operational costs. The charity operates on a receipts and payments basis with no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.
What the accounts disclose
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
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest 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 31/08/2025
- Volunteers: 15
- Government income: £16,728 — contracts £15,312 (2), grants £1,416 (2); 16% of the £106,148 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £17,495 — contracts £16,995 (3), grants £500 (1); 27% of the £63,990 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Volunteers: 9
- Government income: £1,140 — grants £1,140 (1); 1% of the £87,068 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Trustees
- Anna Louise Bollinger
- Hannah Peck
- Kim Stephensom
- Paul Almon Horton
- Philip Andrew Howden
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £106k | £81k |
| 31/08/2024 | £64k | £72k |
| 31/08/2023 | £87k | £68k |
| 31/08/2022 | £42k | £38k |
| 31/08/2021 | £31k | £7k |
Common questions
Is HOPE ESOL CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £25,155 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total free reserves of £37,925. Per the trustees' report, these free reserves fall within the stated policy target range of £14,000 to £44,000, representing three to six months of core operational costs. The charity operates on a receipts and payments basis with no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HOPE ESOL CIO?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOPE ESOL CIO as a grant recipient include THE HARRY BOTTOM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SCURRAH WAINWRIGHT CHARITY, THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST, SHEFFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL EXHIBITION FOUNDATION, SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE HARRY BOTTOM CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £5k | |
| THE SCURRAH WAINWRIGHT CHARITY | FY2025 | £3k | North of England |
| THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | |
| THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £2k | |
| SHEFFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL EXHIBITION FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £2k | |
| THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2021 | £2k | |
| SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST | FY2025 | £1k | |
| SHEFFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL EXHIBITION FOUNDATION | FY2024 | amount not stated | |
| SHEFFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL EXHIBITION FOUNDATION | FY2025 | amount not stated |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 29/07/2025 | £20k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/06/2023 | £7k | Basic ESOL/Digital Skills Course for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Sheffield |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/03/2021 | £8k | IT/English skills provision for refugee and asylum seeker community resilience |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | 1 | £95k |
| WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 1 | £45k |
| ESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £44k |
| SOUTHWARK CHARITIES | 1 | £32k |
| NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £23k |
| SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO | 1 | £10k |
| THE THOMAS WALL TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| WEST HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITY | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- EFA LONDON
- HOPE HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED
- EDUCATIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT HUB
- Integration Support
- HOPE FOUNDATION HELPING THE HELPLESS
- HOPE INTO ACTION - EPSOM
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE ESOL CIO | £106k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| EFA LONDON | £564k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| HOPE HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED | £2.0m | £90,001 - £100,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| EDUCATIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT HUB | £120k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Integration Support | £345k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| HOPE FOUNDATION HELPING THE HELPLESS | £254k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |