Hope UK
Analysis
Hope UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kettering. It was registered in February 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03022470). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Hope UK reported income of £216k and spending of £326k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £115k to £216k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 184% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Hope UK sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of St Stephen's School (Shepherds Bush) (£216k), Warboys Under Fives (£216k) and Ysgol Llandrillo Yn Rhos Daycare (£216k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Hope UK equips children and young people to make drug-free choices by training suitable volunteers to become Drug Educators in their own communities. They work directly with children and young people, but also provide training for those who have responsibility for them (eg, parents and youth workers). Generation Hope is Hope UK's youth membership branch.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of St Stephen's School (Shepherds Bush) | London | £216k |
| Warboys Under Fives | Cambridgeshire | £216k |
| Ysgol Llandrillo Yn Rhos Daycare | Colwyn Bay | £216k |
| Cylch Meithrin Bro Alun | Clwyd | £216k |