Hope Christian Centre
Analysis
Hope Christian Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crowthorne. It was registered in February 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2024, Hope Christian Centre reported income of £61k and spending of £50k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £35k to £61k (+74%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 Christian Centre sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lyme Disease UK (£61k), Doctors of Tomorrow in Zimbabwe ("Dotz") (£61k) and Children's Chronic Arthritis Association (£61k).
Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL. PROVIDE OVERSEAS FAMINE RELIEF, RELIGOUS ACTIVITY FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND MANKIND BY MAKING GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDING SERVICES
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lyme Disease UK | Poole | £61k |
| Doctors of Tomorrow in Zimbabwe ("Dotz") | London | £61k |
| Children's Chronic Arthritis Association | Nuneaton | £61k |
| Najashi Community Association | Manchester | £61k |