THE HOPE PROGRAMME

Charity Number: 1160274
Charity reporting is overdue by 120 days

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Telephone supportline, advice, counselling, coaching, protective behaviours & referrals to other agencies, for people over 10 years who have suffered rape & any other form of sexual violence at any time of their lives, The aim is to help them to cope & recover from the aftermath & trauma of the crime (s). We offer training and consultancy to communities, voluntary groups and professionals.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2023

Total income: £91,020
Total expenditure: £84,220

Total income includes £86,020 from 2 government grant(s)

People

3 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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Luton
  • Milton Keynes
  • Northamptonshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 February 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • THE HOPE PROGRAMME FORMERLY KNOWN AS LUTON RAPE CRISIS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Linda PARSONS Trustee 11 May 2017
None on record
DR TIMOTHY PASCOE Trustee 11 December 2016
None on record
R JOHN BARKER Trustee 11 December 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Total gross income £137.09k £137.06k £145.45k £145.00k £91.02k
Total expenditure £103.60k £103.60k £125.06k £87.00k £84.22k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A £119.16k £96.00k N/A
Income from government grants £137.06k £101.20k £24.15k N/A £86.02k

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 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 120 days
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 120 days
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 February 2024 16 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 February 2024 16 days late
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2021 19 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 January 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.

CIO - Association Registered 02 Feb 2015

Charitable objects

• TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF, AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND/OR SEXUAL ABUSE WHENEVER AND WHEREVER IT HAS OCCURRED, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS SO AS TO RELIEVE THEIR TRAUMA AND DISTRESS. • TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN THE SUBJECTS OF RAPE AND/OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND THE EFFECTS ON VICTIMS, SURVIVORS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY

Contact information

Address:
27 CHARTWELL DRIVE
LUTON
LU2 7JD
Phone:
07917733100
Email:
margaret@thehopeprogram.co.uk
Website:

hopeprogramme.com