Hope for Life

Analysis

Hope for Life is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Hope for Life reported income of £17k and spending of £24k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £20k to £17k (-14%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Hope for Life sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Welch Fusiliers Officers' Association (£17k), Swindon Bats Sports & Social Club (£17k) and Facet CIO (£17k).

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.