THE HOPE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1189513 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Hope Foundation is a charity based in Liverpool which exists to combat homelessness and relieve poverty through its various projects.

Objects

• TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG THE HOMELESS AND THOSE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION, GRANTS AND SERVICES INCLUDING ADVOCACY AND ADVICE. • TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANISATIONS TO ASSIST THE INDIVIDUALS SUPPORTED BY THE CHARITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY• TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY PROVIDING GROUP DISCUSSION, STUDIES, LECTURES AND OUTREACH IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THROUGH THE PROJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION.

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Liverpool, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£145k

Latest spending

£143k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £2,353 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £145,199 and total expenditure of £142,846. The trustees confirm that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue its activities. Unrestricted reserves stood at £25,012, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet unexpected expenditure or income shortfalls.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The Trustees aim to ensure the CIO will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure. The Trustees will endeavour not to set aside funds unnecessarily. (reserves figure: £25k)

“The Trustees aim to ensure the CIO will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure. The Trustees will endeavour not to set aside funds unnecessarily.” — page 18

Per its FY2026 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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 31/03/2026

Volunteers: 45
Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); under 1% of the £145,199 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 47
Government income: £4,989 — grants £4,989 (1); 2% of the £207,160 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £9,984 — grants £9,984 (1); 8% of the £121,485 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Hope Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Bryan Campbell
Jack Garriock
Maria Robertson
Sarah Olushonde
Susan Alison Golighlty

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£145k	£143k
31/03/2025	£207k	£185k
31/03/2024	£121k	£120k
31/03/2023	£119k	£117k
31/03/2022	£33k	£38k

Common questions

Is THE HOPE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £2,353 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £145,199 and total expenditure of £142,846. The trustees confirm that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue its activities. Unrestricted reserves stood at £25,012, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet unexpected expenditure or income shortfalls. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	05/11/2025	£50k	Unrestricted Funding

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATION	1	£301k
ANA LEAF FOUNDATION	1	£110k
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£25k
THE HARAMEAD TRUST	1	£20k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION	1	£11k
THE SCOTT BADER COMMONWEALTH LIMITED	1	£10k
THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUST	1	£5k
THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

THE LIVING HOPE income £61k
NORTHAMPTON HOPE CENTRE income £1.3m
HOPE FOUNDATION HELPING THE HELPLESS income £254k
PROJECT HOPE, UNITED KINGDOM income £176k
THE HOPE CHARITY income £187k
THE FAITH HOPE & ENTERPRISE COMPANY LTD income £835k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE HOPE FOUNDATION	£145k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LIVING HOPE FY2025	£61k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTHAMPTON HOPE CENTRE FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HOPE FOUNDATION HELPING THE HELPLESS FY2025	£254k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PROJECT HOPE, UNITED KINGDOM FY2025	£176k	—	0	below	—	noted
THE HOPE CHARITY FY2025	£187k	—	0	below	—	noted

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