Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

HOPE CHURCH WINCHESTER

Advancement of the Christian Faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs; to relieve sickness, distress or financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods and services, including the provision of counselling and support; and to advance education, marriage and family life in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees see fit.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £4,911,730 available, equivalent to 84 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£725£700£26£0£4,913£4,91284.323220
31/03/22£652£649£3£0£4,888£4,88890.421240
31/03/21£741£670£70£0£4,884£4,88487.42240
31/03/20£741£694£47£0£4,814£4,81483.222220
31/03/19£737£700£36£0£4,767£4,76781.725220
31/03/18£712£730£-18£0£4,731£4,73177.8230
31/03/17£794£629£165£0£4,749£4,72090.1190
31/03/16£741£649£92£0£4,583£4,58384.7110
31/03/15£778£659£119£3£4,492£4,49281.7110
31/03/14£702£624£78£3£4,373£1,15922.3120
31/03/13£675£738£-63£68£4,295£2013.3140
31/03/12£683£700£-16£63£4,358£1562.7150
31/03/11£687£704£-17£62£4,374£1031.8150
31/03/10£540£515£25£8£4,391£581.4160

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 84.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 8.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years

www.hopewinchester.org

office@hopewinchester.org

01962840800

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-64
  • BRYN DAVID MORGAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Solicitor
  • CHARLES PATE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Finance Director
  • CLODIA MUTAMIRI Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • ELIZABETH LEATHEM Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Hr Manager
  • HENRIK STEINBRECHER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: None
  • IAN JOHNSON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Bank Manager
  • PETER SMITH FCCA (Chair)
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/03/2009, number: 1128609
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/01/2009, number: 06804892
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

Hope Church
Middle Brook Street
Winchester
SO23 8DQ

Objectives

3.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;3.1.2 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, DISTRESS OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE ANDPRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANYKIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCHPARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT; AND3.1.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCHPARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;3.1.4 TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE.3.2 THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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