HOPE CENTRAL

Charity number: 1183290
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The support services that we offer in the Handforth/Wilmslow and Knutsford communities include emergency food banks, pantry, debt counselling and a series of courses designed to give people practical tools to enable them to break free from poverty. Courses we offer are; Steps to Employment, The Money Course, Life Skills, and the Alpha Course. Also, our 4 Hope Centres provide a welcoming community.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £441,664
Total expenditure: £358,245

Total income includes £57,421 from 3 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

120 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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 May 2019: CIO registration
  • 09 September 2021: Funds received from 1152338 HAMPERS OF HOPE
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Christopher Duncan Murr Chair 07 May 2019
None on record
Karen Lynne Henshall Trustee 02 March 2026
None on record
Christopher David Ainsworth Trustee 08 July 2024
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST KNUTSFORD
Received: On time
David Allen Trustee 15 May 2023
None on record
Ian Robertson Trustee 02 December 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £229.00k £219.49k £226.22k £264.03k £441.66k
Total expenditure £163.00k £205.40k £208.94k £284.74k £358.25k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £7.00k £5.00k £1.00k £750 £57.42k

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 December 2024 16 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 16 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 18 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 18 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 12 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 12 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 04 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 04 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 16 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 16 October 2021 On time 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 07 May 2019 as amended on 31 May 2023

Charitable objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN CHESHIRE EAST AND ELSEWHERE BY PROVIDING: ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENTS OF BELIEF APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE.

Contact information

Address:
St. Chads C of E Church
Wilmslow Road
Handforth
Wilmslow
SK9 3ES
Phone:
07434961434
Email:
info@hopecentral.org.uk
Website:

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