Hope Community Church

Analysis

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

In the financial year ending September 2025, Hope Community Church reported income of £608k and spending of £319k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £155k to £608k (+293%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hope Community Church sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Potters House Christian Fellowship UK Wandsworth Church (£608k), The B G Campbell Trust Fund (£608k) and Grace Enterprises Nottingham Ltd (£608k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £804k would cover about 27 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.