Hope for the Needy

Analysis

Hope for the Needy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 other finance.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Hope for the Needy reported income of £16k and spending of £31k, spending 195% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £13k to £16k (+19%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 266%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hope for the Needy sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teams (£16k), The Rotary Club of Maghull & Aughton Trust Fund (£16k) and Mabel's Meals (£16k).