Hope Begins

Analysis

Hope Begins is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2024, 2 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 makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hope Begins reported income of £18k and spending of £13k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £5,956 to £18k (+201%), an average of +201% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 201%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hope Begins sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of John Wycliffe Primary School (PTA) (£18k), Faithful Christian Ministries (£18k) and Fuel Allotment (£18k).