Liverpool Hope University

Analysis

Liverpool Hope University is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in February 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03285547). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Liverpool Hope University reported income of £56.9m and spending of £57.9m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £55.0m to £56.9m (+3.3%), an average of +0.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Liverpool Hope University sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (£53.1m), The Royal Academy of Engineering (£61.0m) and Church of England Children's Society (£40.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 84% and investments 3.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £182.5m would cover about 38 months of spending at that rate. It employed 644 people.