Hope for Mankind

Analysis

Hope for Mankind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training 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 makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Hope for Mankind reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £871k to £1.2m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hope for Mankind 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 Christian Action and Resource Enterprise Ltd (£1.2m), Regenerate.com (£1.2m) and Zarach (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £48k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.