Hope Central

Analysis

Hope Central is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wilmslow. It was registered in May 2019, 7 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 provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hope Central reported income of £394k and spending of £426k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £219k to £394k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hope Central sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Enfield Island Youth & Community Trust (£394k), Manarat Foundation (£394k) and Thames Valley Churches of Christ (£394k).