Hope Worldwide

Analysis

Hope Worldwide is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02659784). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Hope Worldwide reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £1.4m to £1.1m (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hope Worldwide sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Revolving Doors Agency (£1.1m), The Cyril and Eve Jumbo Charitable Trust (£1.1m) and Highbury Roundhouse Association Limited (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 63%, charitable activities 34% and investments 2.9%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 5.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £399k. Reserves of £827k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.