Centre of Hope

Analysis

Centre of Hope is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lossiemouth. It was registered in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04891100). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Centre of Hope reported income of £75k and spending of £80k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £81k to £75k (-7.2%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Centre of Hope sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The C M Lowe Charitable Trust (£75k), Shots in the Community Foundation (£75k) and Oxychai Therapy Centre (£75k).

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.