Friends of Hope for Africa Missions

Analysis

Friends of Hope for Africa Missions is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newbury. It was registered in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05216592). It says it provides other finance, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Hope for Africa Missions reported income of £23k and spending of £48k, spending 212% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £44k to £23k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Friends of Hope for Africa Missions sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Miss E M Hitchcock (£23k), The Branston Reading Rooms and Mechanics Institute (Known Locally As Branston Parish Room) (£23k) and Light of Joy Church (£23k).