HOPE CHURCH WORCESTER

Charity number: 1129257
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the statement of beliefs. To relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 28 February 2025

Total income: £361,000
Total expenditure: £370,343

People

6 Trustee(s)

200 Volunteer(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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious Activities
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire
  • Herefordshire
  • Worcestershire
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • Malawi
  • Pakistan
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 April 2009: Standard registration
  • 31 May 2023: Funds received from 1132958 LIVING HOPE CHURCH (BATH) CIO
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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 expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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
RICHARD JOHN THOMAS Chair
None on record
Rachel Mary Blow Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Peter Michael Ettridge Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
Jonathan Davidson Trustee 16 November 2015
None on record
DANIEL PAUL SPIERS Trustee
None on record
GORDON BRUCE HAZELTON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024 28/02/2025
Total gross income £330.51k £329.14k £340.26k £307.17k £361.00k
Total expenditure £175.37k £189.49k £214.80k £286.59k £370.34k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 28 February 2025 12 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2025 12 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 February 2024 05 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 05 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2023 05 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 05 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2022 10 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 10 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2021 24 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 24 August 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24 FEBRUARY 2009

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH; TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

Contact information

Address:
The Granary
St Martins Quarter
Worcester
WR1 2DA
Phone:
01905821877
Email:
info@hope-church.org.uk
Website:

www.hope-church.org.uk Open in new window