Hope Housing (Bradford) Ltd

Analysis

Hope Housing (Bradford) Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in October 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06911577). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Hope Housing (Bradford) Ltd reported income of £955k and spending of £806k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £460k to £955k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hope Housing (Bradford) Ltd sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Alan Edward Higgs Charity (£955k), The Brokerage Citylink (£956k) and Ivy Manchester Limited (£953k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53% and charitable activities 45%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £97k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.