Hope in Action

Analysis

Hope in Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Hope in Action reported income of £12k and spending of £16k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £20k to £12k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 115% 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 in Action sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include David and Vera Levi Medical Research Memorial Fund (£12k), Tyldesley Charitable Settlement (£12k) and Rookhope Village Hall (£12k).