3rd World Hope

Analysis

3rd World Hope is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in July 2009, 17 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 trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, 3rd World Hope reported income of £16k and spending of £20k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £39k to £16k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, 3rd World Hope sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Echo (Echo Eyecare Health Organisation) (£16k), Synergy Teesside (£16k) and Gnosall, Newport and District Lions Club (£16k).