Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Spending declining: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE HOPE TRUST

Formerly The Felixstowe Trust for the Christian Care of Older People objects areProvide relief to older people (regardless of faith or ethnicity) through the provision of practical and spiritual assistance. Promote the Christian Faith primarily for the benefit of older people in residential or care homes by the provision of practical and spiritual assistance in line with our statement of faith

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£50	£48	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£62	£58	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£68	£62	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£67	£74	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	£69	£71	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£65	£69	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	£65	£75	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	£92	£61	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.hopetrust.org.uk

admin@hopetrust.org.uk

01394272592

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR ANNE HELEN FENNING MB BS Appointed: 2018

DR TERRY SMITH Appointed: 2017

REV DAVID WHITE (Chair) Appointed: 2021

TREVOR HARRIS Appointed: 2019

WENDY HORREX Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/01/2015, number: 1159866

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

127 Maidstone Road
Felixstowe
IP11 9EE

Objectives

1) TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO OLDER PEOPLE (REGARDLESS OF FAITH OR ETHNICITY) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL AND SPIRITUAL ASSISTANCE. 2) TO PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OLDER PEOPLE IN RESIDENTIAL OR CARE HOMES BY THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL AND SPIRITUAL ASSISTANCE IN LINE WITH OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH.

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