Living Hope Dudley

Analysis

Living Hope Dudley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in October 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Living Hope Dudley reported income of £164k and spending of £127k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £107k to £164k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Living Hope Dudley sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kupas Toras Chesed Ltd (£164k), Highway Church (£164k) and Bourne Christian Centre (£164k).