Hope House Essex

Analysis

Hope House Essex is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Braintree. It was registered in September 2012, 14 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 08166581). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hope House Essex reported income of £55k and spending of £92k, spending 165% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £133k to £55k (-58%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hope House Essex sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cottenham Charities (£55k), St Mary and St Bishoy Charity Ltd (£55k) and Bridge Church Hayling Island (£55k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.