Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 1
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

H.O.P.E

To act as a resource for young people up to the age of 25 living in hackney and the surrounding areas by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of advancing in life and education, relieving unemployment and providing recreational and leisure time activity.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£227£123£103n/a
31/03/22*£0£0£0n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

NNixon@scomo.com

02084401059

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Amusement and recreation services, incl holidays
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hackney,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Hackney Council - Grant to H.O.P.E.
£9,600 30/06/2021
1
H.O.P.E.(Hackney Opportunity (for) Positive Engagement) provide a holiday scheme across two venues in Hackney during the six week summer holiday. Provide a safe and nurturing environment where young people can engage in positive activities and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • JACQUELINE DACRES Appointed: 2021
  • OTTO JOHN SELBY Appointed: 2021
  • WILLIAM GALLAGHER (Chair) Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/03/2021, number: 1193857
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; AR22: 1 days late,
Main office

DEBSON & CO LTD
UNIT 8 ASHDON HOUSE
MOON LANE
BARNET
EN5 5YL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING ON THE MORNINGSIDE ESTATE, HACKNEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TOIMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE MORNINGSIDE ESTATE, HACKNEY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITTHE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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