Hospitality and Hope

Analysis

Hospitality and Hope is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Shields. It was registered in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Hospitality and Hope reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £488k to £1.2m (+141%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hospitality and Hope sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sabre Education Limited (£1.2m), West Wales Domestic Abuse Service Ltd (£1.2m) and Kennet Furniture Refurbiz (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64%, trading 19% and donations and legacies 16%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,937. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Reserves of £161k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.