Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE HOPE FOUNDATION

The Hope Foundation is a charity based in Liverpool which exists to combat homelessness and relieve poverty through its various projects.
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 recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

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
31/03/24£121£120£2n/a
31/03/23£119£117£2n/a
31/03/22£33£38£-6n/a
31/03/21£18£12£6n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.the-hope-foundation.co.uk

info@the-hope-foundation.co.uk

01512038725

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
Westminster Foundation - ADWC grant - The Hope Foundation - 19/10/2023
£10,000 19/10/2023
12
The Community Hope Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • EMMA ROBERTSON (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • JACK GARRIOCK Appointed: 2020
  • MARIA ROBERTSON Appointed: 2020
  • SARAH OLUSHONDE Appointed: 2024
  • SUSAN ALISON GOLIGHLTY Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/05/2020, number: 1189513
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

42-44 Townsend Lane
Anfield
LIVERPOOL
L6 0BA

Objectives

• TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG THE HOMELESS AND THOSE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION, GRANTS AND SERVICES INCLUDING ADVOCACY AND ADVICE. • TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANISATIONS TO ASSIST THE INDIVIDUALS SUPPORTED BY THE CHARITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY• TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY PROVIDING GROUP DISCUSSION, STUDIES, LECTURES AND OUTREACH IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THROUGH THE PROJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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