inHope (Bristol) Limited

Registered charity 298528 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRISIS CENTRE LIMITED, CRISIS CENTRE MINISTRIES, inHope

inHope provides food, shelter and hope to those most in need, motivated by the Christian faith. Seeking to accept whoever comes to us and through meeting practical needs, we build trusting relationships though The Wild Goose, Spring of Hope, Life Recovery our Trussell Trust Foodbanks and through partnership working locally and nationally. Over time we see people move-on in their lives.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £60,119 for the year, a significant improvement from the prior year's deficit of £267,299. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £202,436, which is slightly below the stated policy target of £210,000. The trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate, citing adequate assets to fulfil obligations, despite noting risks related to funding and the departure of senior staff.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Burton Sweet Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — inHope. (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £96k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 12.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (16/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Lindsay Kay Smithchair
• Catherine Emma Carne
• David Rice
• Emily Maddock
• Granville Sykes · trustee of 1 other charity
• Luke Addison
• Lydia Catherine Nash
• Michael James Hazell · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ruth Louise Bevan
• Spencer Crowder

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

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

• HOPE FOR FOOD income £124k
• SPRING OF HOPE UK LIMITED income £107k
• NORTHAMPTON HOPE CENTRE income £1.3m
• Hope Church income £265k
• HOPE FOUNDATION HELPING THE HELPLESS income £254k
• HOPE CHURCH HARROGATE income £267k

Side by side with its peers

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