Hope and Kindness Ministry
Analysis
Hope and Kindness Ministry is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleveland. It was registered in April 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Hope and Kindness Ministry reported income of £125k and spending of £156k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £158k to £125k (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 and Kindness Ministry sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ United Pentecostal Ministries Liberty House (£125k), The Mustard Seed Project (Kenya) (£125k) and Controlling Chemsex (£125k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Hope and Kindness is committed to providing care and education for orphaned and needy children and helping some of the poorest people on earth to meet their basic needs. Hope and Kindness Ministry is entirely responsible for maintaining and staffing an orphanage in Kosele, Western Kenya and has established an ECD, Primary and Junior Secondary School in Kosele, Western Kenya.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Christ United Pentecostal Ministries Liberty House | Northampton | £125k |
| The Mustard Seed Project (Kenya) | Peterborough | £125k |
| Controlling Chemsex | London | £125k |
| Samaritans Brighton Hove and District | Hove | £125k |