HOPE PROJECTS (WEST MIDLANDS) LTD

Charity number: 1138402
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Hope Projects work to help destitute asylum-seekers and others barred from public funds in the West Midlands.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income:
£532,871

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Donations and legacies £518.89k
Charitable activities £9.87k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £4.11k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£500,322

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Raising funds £11.23k
Charitable activities £489.09k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £33,430 from 1 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £11.23k
Charitable expenditure £489.09k
Retained for future use £32.55k

People

8 Employee(s)

7 Trustee(s)

10 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

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Coventry City
  • Dudley
  • Sandwell
  • Solihull
  • Walsall
  • Wolverhampton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 October 2010: Standard registration
  • 17 September 2024: Funds received from 1159888 ASYLUM SUPPORT AND IMMIGRATION RESOURCE TEAM
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • HOPE PROJECTS (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Dr NEIL WHARRIER JOHNSON BA HONS MA Chair
None on record
Farhad Mohammad Trustee 21 November 2025
None on record
Rawaz Mahdi Qader Trustee 21 November 2025
None on record
Laura Whitehouse Trustee 22 November 2023
None on record
Louise Calvey Trustee 16 July 2021
None on record
Dominic Bradley Trustee 16 July 2021
None on record
RANJIT SONDHI Trustee 22 October 2011
PMA FOUNDATION
Received: On time
NISHKAM HEALTHCARE TRUST
Received: On time
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
THE GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
BIRMINGHAM RACE IMPACT GROUP
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £374.67k £366.63k £414.30k £482.88k £532.87k
Total expenditure £298.97k £367.42k £394.80k £468.68k £500.32k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £17.35k £26.85k £33.43k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £518.89k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £9.87k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £4.11k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £489.09k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £11.23k
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £274.57k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £20.41k

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 2025 26 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 26 November 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 20 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 November 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 28 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 28 November 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 01 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 01 December 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 07 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 07 December 2021 On time
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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 ON 10 AUGUST 2010 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME 1 SEPTEMBER 2010

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND IMMIGRANTS IN THE WEST MIDLANDS WHO ARE NOT SETTLED OR ARE RECENTLY SETTLED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE IMMIGRATION ACT 1971 BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF SUCH IMMIGRANTS BY THE DIRECT PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE IN CASH OR IN KIND TO MEET THEIR ACCOMMODATION OR SUBSISTENCE NEEDS OR REASONABLE EXPENSES (B) THE RELIEF OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SICKNESS OF SUCH IMMIGRANTS, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT (C) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE PROVISION OF FREE LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO SUCH IMMIGRANTS WHO, THROUGH LACK OF MEANS, WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH ADVICE (D) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM (E) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: ? MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS; ? OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; ? RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; ? RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; ? COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION; ? RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; ? PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; ? PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS; ? ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIED OUT ITS OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

WEST MIDLANDS

Contact information

Address:
Hope Projects
Jericho Building
196-198 Edward Road
Balsall Heath
BIRMINGHAM
B12 9LX
Phone:
07779980899
Email:
admin@hope-projects.org.uk
Website:

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