Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

THE HOPE HUB 

Crisis Support:- Hot meals, Laundry, Shower & Emergency items, Clothing, Healthcare & Housing support, Outreach.Empowerment Services:- Case Worker/1:1, Benefit Support & Advocacy, Mental Health 1:1 Support, Direct Access & referral to specialist servs, Money Mgmt, Job Club, Debt Advice, Addiction Suppt, Assist in retention of accom'n, Volunteering Suppt/Train'g, Prep for Work.Em Accomm Service
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • There have been no 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 4 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
Established: 6 years

www.thehopehub.org.uk

mags.mercer@thehopehub.org.uk

01276 581174

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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£435£402£33n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/22£502£268£234£8£428£24110.8815
31/03/21£299£196£104n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/20£168£127£41n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/19£130£80£49n/an/an/an/an/a4
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£377,396
Community Foundation for Surrey£109,600
Lloyds Bank Foundation£102,250
Henry Smith Charity£20,000
DCMS£15,991
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£10,000
Crisis UK£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundation for Surrey - The Hope Hub - Winter Poverty Support
£10,000 29/02/2024
11.741935483871
Funding for a group providing support and food to homeless people in Surrey.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to The Hope Hub
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Hope Hub
£50,000 07/12/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of The Hope Hub
Community Foundation for Surrey - The Feel Well Workshops & Activities
£5,000 10/10/2022
Funding for weekly 'Feel Well' workshops and activities to improve the mental health and wellbeing of people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who have complex needs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Enabling Service Delivery Project
£357,396 30/09/2022
This funding will enable The Hope Hub to support people who are homeless or at risk of being homeless in Surrey Heath and surrounding areas. The funding will be used to operate their day services and ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 29/07/2022
Working to Prevent and End Homelessness in Surrey Heath
Community Foundation for Surrey - Winter Poverty
£10,000 05/04/2022
Funding for the delivery of affordable cooking, and basic budgeting courses for people experiencing homelessness in Surrey Heath.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Hope Hub
£1,439 23/10/2021
Post Covid-19, we would support our clients through a Connect Project. We would provide IT equipment and training to reduce social isolation, help our clients find work and help with mental health.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Hope Hub Emergency Accommodation Service
£10,000 03/09/2021
The funding will be used to provide essential items and emergency accommodation support to vulnerable people across the community primarily those who are homeless or experiencing financial hardship. ....more
Community Foundation for Surrey - Core Cost Funding Application
£10,000 19/07/2021
11
Funding towards the salary costs for the Head of Operations at a charity supporting homeless people in Surrey Heath
Community Foundation for Surrey - Funding for a 'Living Well' project supporting homeless people to learn life skills and support their physical and mental health
£24,000 23/03/2021
Funding for a 'Living Well' project supporting homeless people to learn life skills and support their physical and mental health
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to The Hope Hub
£50,000 03/12/2020
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of The Hope Hub, awarded under the Foundation's Homeless and Vulnerably Housed funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support ....more
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£15,991 03/12/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Community Foundation for Surrey - Operations and Casework Leader salary costs and core costs
£10,300 14/07/2020
8
Core cost funding for a charity supporting homeless people in Surrey Heath
Community Foundation for Surrey - The Hope Hub - Core costs
£20,000 17/06/2020
Funding towards the core costs of a charity supporting homeless people in Surrey Heath
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Hope Hub
£20,000 10/06/2020
24
towards two years' running costs of a charity supporting homeless people in Surrey Heath
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£10,000 07/05/2020
Organisations supporting homelessness
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - Homelessness
£5,000 01/05/2020
Funding toward the essential running costs of an organisation, based in Surrey Health, that supports homeless people, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Crisis UK - Grant to the Hope Hub
£5,000 09/04/2020
Change in provision and core costs
Community Foundation for Surrey - Covid 19 Response - Homelessness
£5,000 01/04/2020
Funding toward the essential running cost of a charity, based in Surrey Heath, that helps to house and feed the homeless, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Hope Hub-Empowerment Project
£10,000 18/07/2019
12
The organisation will provide support and training for people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless by providing access and training to improve employment prospects and engagement with ....more
Community Foundation for Surrey - The Hope Hub Core Cost Project
£10,300 11/07/2019
11
Essential running costs for an established CIO supporting homeless people in Surrey Heath.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Endeavour & Build Project
£23,258 01/03/2019
12
We are a charity working with homeless people and those at risk aged 18-71. Between May-November 2018, we have supported over 70 clients, 48 Males, 22 Females and they have accessed our services over ....more
Community Foundation for Surrey - The Hope Hub Core Costs
£10,000 27/04/2018
11
Core start up costs for a newly established CIO supporting homeless people in Surrey Heath.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/12/2017, number: 1176452
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
  • 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; all on time
Main office

The Hope Hub
Knoll Road
CAMBERLEY
GU15 3SY

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE BOROUGH OF SURREY HEATH AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WHETHER BY REASON OF BEING HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, UNEMPLOYMENT, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY, POVERTY, DEBT OR ANY OTHER DISADVANTAGE, INCLUDING BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROVIDING FACILITIES, INFORMATION, GUIDANCE OR OTHER SERVICES TO REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS, IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND ENABLE INDEPENDENT LIVING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN THE BOROUGH OF SURREY HEATH AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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