Bright Hope

Analysis

Bright Hope is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Bright Hope reported income of £50k and spending of £77k, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £31k to £50k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bright Hope sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ewhurst Baptist Church (£50k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God Holy Ghost Zone, Warwick (£50k) and Christian Life Era Ministry (£50k).