Hope Church (AOG)

Analysis

Hope Church (AOG) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 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. It says it provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hope Church (AOG) reported income of £82k and spending of £83k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £25k to £82k (+228%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 198%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hope Church (AOG) sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Potters House Christian Fellowship UK Reading Church (£82k), Our God Given Mission (£82k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of S. Margaret, Hollinwood & S. Chad, Limeside (£81k).