HOPE FOR COMMUNITIES

Charity number: 1180747
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Hope for Communities operates in Northern Iraq. We have a Community Centre in a refugee community offering English language classes and a safe space for children to attend and play and be creative. We also run projects and activities in local government run orphanages. We are opening a community hub which will also have a apprenticeship programme for vulnerable adolescents and young adults.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £104,654
Total expenditure: £112,674

People

7 Trustee(s)

5 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Amateur Sport
  • 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
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Iraq

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 November 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ANDREW DAVID MCCOLLOUGH Chair 19 November 2018
None on record
Alison Ruth Nicholson Trustee 24 February 2025
None on record
Phillip Andrew Gray Trustee 26 February 2024
None on record
Abey Varghese Philip Trustee 25 November 2022
None on record
Michael Alexander Ross Channon Trustee 16 September 2022
None on record
SARAH ANNE LOUISE HARRIS Trustee 19 November 2018
None on record
JOHN DOUGLAS HENRY GREENWAY Trustee 19 November 2018
None on record

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 £32.12k £16.15k £64.93k £111.67k £104.65k
Total expenditure £24.59k £18.93k £54.37k £70.30k £112.67k
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 31 March 2025 28 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 28 January 2026 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 27 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 27 January 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 29 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 29 January 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 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 - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Nov 2018

Charitable objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, BUT IN PARTICULAR IRAQ, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF, PRIMARILY BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.

Contact information

Address:
121 DRUMMOND RD
BERMONDSEY
LONDON
ENGLAND
SE16 2JY
Phone:
07518032902
Email:
Hopeforcommunities@hotmail.com
Website:

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