Hopeworks UK (Bedford)

Analysis

Hopeworks UK (Bedford) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07433621). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hopeworks UK (Bedford) reported income of £3.0m and spending of £2.8m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £3.0m (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 61%. 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, Hopeworks UK (Bedford) sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity Right (£3.0m), Saltbox (£3.0m) and Housing Justice (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and donations and legacies 7.1%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.5%. Reserves of £889k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 57 people.