Hope Now Limited

Analysis

Hope Now Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in October 1998, 28 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 03589593). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hope Now Limited reported income of £698k and spending of £469k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £389k to £698k (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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 Now Limited sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund (£697k), Tagmarsh Charity Limited (£698k) and CWM Taf Morgannwg NHS General Charitable Fund (£697k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and investments 4.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £260k. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 11%. Grants to other organisations totalled £295k. Reserves of £574k would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.