Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 4

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -1

HOPE INTO ACTION: READING

HIAR exists to alleviate homelessness and poverty

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£104,301	£91,729	£12,572	35
31/03/22		£72,188	£81,633	£-9,445	35
31/03/21		£104,896	£96,273	£8,623	5
31/03/20	*	£64,296	£51,967	£12,329	10
31/03/19	*	£51,242	£38,642	£12,600	6

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years
(9 years as a company)

reading.hopeintoaction.org.uk

mary.lewis@hopeintoaction.org.uk

07967681020

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest, Reading, West Berkshire, Wokingham,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
35 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,850	29/06/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 60-68

CHRIS GOTHARD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Therapist

DR RICHARD PAUL CROFT (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, READING,

MARY LANGSHAW Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Architect

SUSAN ROSALIND RALPH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Book Keeper

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/10/2017, number: 1175092
Registered at Companies House on 17/12/2014, number: 09358716

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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

5 returns made; AR20: 8 days late, AR19: 20 days late,

Main office

Argyle Community Church
Argyle Road
READING
RG1 7YL

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

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