Northampton Hope Centre

Analysis

Northampton Hope Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northamptonshire. It was registered in December 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02768301). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Northampton Hope Centre reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £1.3m (-2.1%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Northampton Hope Centre sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hospital of St Cross and Almshouse of Noble Poverty (£1.3m), Redeemed Christian Church of God ('RCCG') Royal Connections (£1.3m) and N and R Karnani Trust (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 61%, donations and legacies 25% and trading 13%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £15k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Reserves of £186k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.