Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE HOPE PROGRAMME 

Telephone supportline, advice, counselling, coaching, protective behaviours & referrals to other agencies, for people over 10 years who have suffered rape & any other form of sexual violence at any time of their lives, The aim is to help them to cope & recover from the aftermath & trauma of the crime (s). We offer training and consultancy to communities, voluntary groups and professionals.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 9 years

hopeprogramme.com

margaret@thehopeprogram.co.uk

07917733100

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23*£91£84£7n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£145£87£58n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/21£145£125£20n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/20£137£104£33n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/19£137£104£33n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/18£108£90£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£78£79£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£78£79£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Ministry of Justice£131,064
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
CAF£8,170
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation£6,300
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 29/10/2021
The Hope Programme
Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£34,032 26/03/2021
To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£63,000 01/01/2021
To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£21,500 12/11/2020
Provision of Victim Services
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£12,532 22/06/2020
Provision of Victim Services
CAF - Grant to The Hope Programme
£8,170 16/06/2020
3
Grant to The Hope Programme to support the organisation through COVID19
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Stream 1 - Delivery or Support Costs
£6,300 11/05/2020
4
Grant to The Hope Programme
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£42,000 01/04/2019
To provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of rape and sexual abuse, including victims of child sexual abuse.
Ministry of Justice - Female Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
£12,000 01/04/2018
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
£33,553 01/04/2018
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
National Lottery Community Fund - Coaching for Growth
£9,989 06/09/2017
12
The project will develop a coaching service for people who are victims of sexual abuse, improving skills and helping them identify the steps they need to take to move forward in their lives.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Coaching for Positive Change
£4,984 13/06/2017
10
Grant to The Hope Programme
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£12,000 01/04/2017
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund
£31,812 01/04/2017
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Maya Project: support for sexual abuse victims in Bedfordshire
£127,814 11/01/2017
36
This project supports male and female victims of rape and sexual abuse aged 10 and over across Bedfordshire. By expanding their 12-week counselling programmes, the group hopes to help 450 people ....more
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£12,000 01/04/2016
12
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund
£30,000 01/04/2016
12
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
National Lottery Community Fund - The Lamplighter Project
£10,000 17/06/2015
12
A project to support survivors of sexual abuse by developing a dedicated counselling service for people over 50 who experienced childhood sexual abuse, and their families. The project will provide ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Women Deserve Respect!
£10,000 08/08/2012
12
This voluntary organisation in Luton will use the funding to run workshops, courses and provide mentoring support to young women at risk of sexual abuse and exploitation from their association with ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/02/2015, number: 1160274
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
8 returns made; AR23: 16 days late,
Main office

27 CHARTWELL DRIVE
LUTON
LU2 7JD

Objectives

• TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF, AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND/OR SEXUAL ABUSE WHENEVER AND WHEREVER IT HAS OCCURRED, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS SO AS TO RELIEVE THEIR TRAUMA AND DISTRESS.• TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN THE SUBJECTS OF RAPE AND/OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND THE EFFECTS ON VICTIMS, SURVIVORS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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