Hope and Homes for Children

Analysis

Hope and Homes for Children is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in November 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04193179). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hope and Homes for Children reported income of £8.0m and spending of £8.9m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £8.7m to £8.0m (-8.0%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hope and Homes for Children sits at the 99th 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Young World Limited (£7.9m), Birmingham and Solihull Women's Aid (£8.3m) and Low Cost Living Limited (£7.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85% and trading 14%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £224k. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 33%. Grants to other organisations totalled £994k. Reserves of £56k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 200 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.