HOPE Unlimited Charitable Trust — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 August 1992
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02738367
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £986,166
Latest expenditure: £1,075,467
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 5th Floor, 167-169 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5PF

Website recorded by the regulator: https://hopeunlimited.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

HOPE not hate Charitable Trust exists to challenge all kinds of extremism and build local communities. Our work focuses on the organised far-right, the communities who are susceptible to them and the issues and policies which give rise to them

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £986,166
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,075,467

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 16 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £984,868
Total Gross Expenditure: £931,307

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 28 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £418,237
Total Gross Expenditure: £794,578

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 1 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £792,944
Total Gross Expenditure: £719,737

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,078,952
Total Gross Expenditure: £947,459

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £986,166
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,075,467
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £984,868
Total Gross Expenditure: £931,307
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £418,237
Total Gross Expenditure: £794,578
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 1 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £792,944
Total Gross Expenditure: £719,737
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,078,952
Total Gross Expenditure: £947,459
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 920605
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 46381
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 19180
Income Total Income And Endowments: 986166
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £50,544
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,024,923
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1075467
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 896381
Expenditure Governance: 12932
Expenditure Support Costs: 12932
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £6,573
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £343,236
Assets Total Liabilities: £336,663
Assets Current Investment: 96787
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,573
Creditors One Year Total Current: 336663
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £246,449
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 6573
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 6573
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 928481
Income Other Trading Activities: 18529
Income Charitable Activities: 37858
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 984868
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £37,606
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £893,701
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 931307
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 787858
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 19979
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £95,874
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £384,943
Assets Total Liabilities: £289,069
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £95,874
Creditors One Year Total Current: 289069
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £283,828
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 32874
Funds Restricted: 63000
Funds Total: 95874
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 1 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 715042
Income Other Trading Activities: 66634
Income Charitable Activities: 11268
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 792944
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £50
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £719,687
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 719737
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 464297
Expenditure Governance: 7978
Expenditure Support Costs: 7978
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £73,207
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £427,573
Assets Total Liabilities: £8,919
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £418,654
Creditors One Year Total Current: 8919
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £362,135
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 215481
Funds Restricted: 203173
Funds Total: 418654
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1005071
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 28887
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 44994
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1078952
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £10
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £947,449
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 947459
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 57772
Expenditure Support Costs: 57772
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 13145
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £131,493
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £428,139
Assets Total Liabilities: £82,692
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £345,447
Creditors One Year Total Current: 82692
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £363,230
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 233447
Funds Restricted: 112000
Funds Total: 345447
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: HOPE Unlimited Charitable Trust
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1992-08-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/08/1992AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25/10/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/12/2014 as amended on 17 Jun 2021 as amended on 24 Oct 2025
Charitable Objects: (1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING; (A) PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE; AND; (B) RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE AND DISHARMONY AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH. (2) THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH MANNER AS MAY BE CHARITABLE INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE PROMOTION OF GOOD COMMUNITY RELATIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RACES, ETHNICITIES, CULTURES AND RELIGIONS. (3) THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: (A) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL AND/OR RELIGIOUS GROUPS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENT RACIAL OR RELIGIOUS GROUPS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL OR RELIGIOUS GROUPS AS THE CASE MAY BE; AND (C) WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE OR RELIGION.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 574098
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: HOPE NOT HATE CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity Name Id: 559901
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: HOPE NOT HATE EDUCATIONAL LIMITED

Charity Name Id: 59857
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: SEARCHLIGHT EDUCATIONAL TRUST

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures