Hope Church Lytham

Analysis

Hope Church Lytham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hope Church Lytham reported income of £93k and spending of £84k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £63k to £93k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hope Church Lytham sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greek Orthodox Community of St Charalambous (£93k), Yeovil Vineyard Church (£93k) and Bethnal Green Spear Trust (£93k).