Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

HOPE CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL LTD 

Encouraging and caring for those working overseas, providing them with supervision, guidance, consulting and logistical support, in areas such as cross-cultural effectiveness, strategic planning, team work, reflective practice, health and safety, personal and leadership development, coordination with other organisations and arranging conferences and events.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22*£1,505£2,247£-741£0£1,569£1,2796.81416
31/12/21£1,213£1,115£97£0£2,373£2,11522.71264
31/12/20£1,321£963£358£0£2,275£2,06625.71156
31/12/19£1,258£1,466£-208£0£1,918£1,85715.21313
31/12/18£1,065£1,005£60£0£2,125£2,03924.41146
31/12/17£1,245£1,165£80£0£2,065£1,98820.5130
31/12/16£1,003£926£77£0£1,985£1,91824.9100
31/12/15£1,083£935£147£891£1,907£1,78122.9100
31/12/14£853£920£-66£4£1,760£1,71522.4100
31/12/13£1,799£1,740£59£4£1,827£1,78712.380
31/12/12£1,040£799£240£4£1,768£1,65524.870
31/12/11£1,410£1,231£179£4£1,528£1,29212.670
31/12/10£999£834£165£4£1,349£1,31118.980
31/12/09£1,112£913£199£3£1,183£93312.380
31/12/08£1,142£1,250£-108£3£985£7016.770
31/12/07*£1,142£1,250£-108£14£849£5285.170
31/12/06£862£789£73£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£1,591£1,235£357£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£815£676£140£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
Reserves/Spending: 6.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 26 years

www.hopeconsultants.org

info@hopeconsultants.org

01494358200

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, United States,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 14 employees
  • 16 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-65
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/02/1998, number: 1068356
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/12/1997, number: 03480241
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 1 days late, AR07: 28 days late,
Main office

PO Box 1502
High Wycombe
HP11 9JA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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