Rays of Hope

Analysis

Rays of Hope is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08665693). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Rays of Hope reported income of £322k and spending of £259k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £118k to £322k (+173%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rays of Hope sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline (£322k), Rainbow Surprise CIO (£322k) and The Stroke and Wellness Foundation (£321k).