Hope Church Tonbridge

Analysis

Hope Church Tonbridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in September 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hope Church Tonbridge reported income of £192k and spending of £217k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £145k to £192k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hope Church Tonbridge sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Life Church Winchester (£192k), Open Door Church (Kettering) (£192k) and The Goodman and Ruthin Charity (£192k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.