HOPE FOR CHILDREN

Charity number: 1161729
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Hope for Children works in partnership with local, national and community-based organisations and through its own staff to deliver a range of welfare and development programmes that enable children and young people to live a happy, healthy and positive childhood by improving their access to education and healthcare whilst empowering their families through sustainable livelihoods initiatives.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £321,888
Total expenditure: £497,177

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Kenya
  • Sri Lanka
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 May 2015: Standard registration
  • 04 February 2019: Funds received from 1041258 HOPE FOR CHILDREN
  • 18 January 2022: Funds received from 1169367 TERRE DES HOMMES UK
  • 19 January 2023: Funds received from 1133364 AIDS ORPHAN UK TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
09553484 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Helen McMillan Chair 19 May 2015
CHANCE FOR CHILDHOOD
Received: On time
Richard Charles Edwards Trustee 29 February 2024
CHANCE FOR CHILDHOOD
Received: On time
Nicoletta Gopsill-Piccolrovazzi Trustee 29 February 2024
CHANCE FOR CHILDHOOD
Received: On time
Elizabeth Ntege Trustee 29 February 2024
None on record
Zeta Sear Trustee 19 July 2023
None on record
Adrian May Trustee 03 December 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £410.49k £544.85k £632.67k £466.31k £321.89k
Total expenditure £724.58k £508.62k £406.28k £590.72k £497.18k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £94.55k £83.62k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £543.95k £631.11k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £0 £1.40k N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £792 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A £99 £157 N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £70.22k £211.01k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £350.30k £259.76k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £158.32k £146.52k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £14.14k £8.71k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £195.85k £162.18k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 04 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 04 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 29 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 29 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 21 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 21 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 09 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 09 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 28 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 28 March 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 APR 2015 as amended on 29 Feb 2024

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES PRIMARILY LIVING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY AND SICKNESS, ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF SUCH PERSONS.

Contact information

Address:
Hope for Children
48 High Street
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Hertfordshire
HP1 3AF
Phone:
01442234561
Email:
info@chanceforchildhood.org
Website:

https://www.chanceforchildhood.org/ Open in new window