Plymouth Hope

Analysis

Plymouth Hope is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Plymouth Hope reported income of £267k and spending of £343k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income fell from £294k to £267k (-9.4%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 33%. 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, Plymouth Hope sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Isaiah61movement (£267k), Ledbury Food Bank (£267k) and Redeemed Christian Church of God Grace Chapel Chesterfield (£266k).