HANDS OF HOPE

Charity number: 1168016
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our Mission. Combining natural and community heritage we aim to reach people and their communities practical ways to sustain, conserve, protect and improve the natural environment and through education and training improve peoples health and wellbeing using growing, cooking and the natural world.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £468,575
Total expenditure: £318,011

Total income includes £10,995 from 1 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

110 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
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
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 July 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • FRIENDS OF HOPE CHARITY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JAMES DORAN Chair 01 August 2016
None on record
Sonja Coleman Trustee 01 March 2022
None on record
SOSI KASKANIAN Trustee 01 August 2016
None on record
MAZIN IBRAHIM AL-JUMAILI Trustee 01 August 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/08/2020 01/08/2021 01/08/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £106.14k £212.14k £116.25k £407.51k £468.58k
Total expenditure £59.90k £107.73k £261.53k £254.45k £318.01k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £18.30k £14.73k N/A £11.00k

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 July 2024 16 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 16 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 09 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 09 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 August 2022 22 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 August 2022 22 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 August 2021 06 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 August 2021 06 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 August 2020 07 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 August 2020 05 July 2021 34 days late 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 04 JUL 2016 AMENDED ON 24 MAR 2017

Charitable objects

(1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CHILDREN, THROUGH PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE IN RELATION TO HEALTHY EATING AND NUTRITION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF A HEALTHY DIET; (2) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY CHILDREN, IN ALL ASPECTS OF HEALTHY EATING AND NUTRITION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF A HEALTHY DIET, INCLUDING THE PLANNING AND PREPARING OF HEALTHY MEALS.

Contact information

Address:
Hope Farm
Tillingham Lane
Peasmarsh
Rye
TN31 6XG
Phone:
07798556999
Email:
sosi.kaskanian@hohcharity.co.uk
Website:

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