HOPE (WATFORD)
Charity number: 1173830
Regulatory alert
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)
Charity overview
Regulatory alerts
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Notice of dissolution on application of the CIO (see details)
The Commission intends to dissolve this CIO after three months from the date of this notice unless cause is shown to the contrary. Representations must be made to the Commission within three months. Email your representation to CIOnotices@charitycommission.gov.uk
Quote the charity number and head the email 'CIO dissolution representation'.
Notice dated: 20 March 2026
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The prevention and relief of poverty and financial hardship by providing or assisting in the provision of education and training and any necessary support designed to enable adults who find it hard to gain employment to learn skills for employability.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024
Total income: £30
Total expenditure: £0
People
3 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No information availableFundraising
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:
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
- The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
- Hertfordshire
Governance
Registration history:
- 14 July 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
No other names
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- 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 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 | ||||
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| Augustus Lawrence | Chair | 31 January 2023 |
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| Olutoyin Oluyemisi Aworinde | Trustee | 03 June 2020 |
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| Elena Turturica | Trustee | 03 June 2020 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | 31/12/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £85.57k | £69.70k | £0 | £0 | £30 | |
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Total expenditure | £60.74k | £70.45k | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £52.70k | £29.84k | 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 |
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| Annual return | 31 December 2024 | 22 October 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2024 | 22 October 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 25 September 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 25 September 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 11 October 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 25 September 2024 | 330 days late | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 11 October 2023 | 345 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 11 October 2023 | 345 days late | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 31 October 2021 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 31 October 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |