Hope Church Colchester

Analysis

Hope Church Colchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08563346). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hope Church Colchester reported income of £34k and spending of £22k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £78k to £34k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hope Church Colchester sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Living Faith Bible Church Trust (£34k), Mothers' Union Southwell & Nottingham Diocese (£34k) and Shine (£34k).