Hope Community Church — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 21 June 1996
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £607,881
Latest expenditure: £319,193
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 56 BULL HEAD STREET, WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE18 1PA

Website recorded by the regulator: Www.hopechurchwigston.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The activities of the church range from regular meetings on Sundays for praise & worship of God, provision of children's and youth classes to help understand the Christian gospel, advice & support for struggling parents in the community, debt counselling and emergency food aid.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 9 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 9 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £607,881
Total Gross Expenditure: £319,193

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 7 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £226,517
Total Gross Expenditure: £242,588

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 7 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 7 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £190,343
Total Gross Expenditure: £199,848

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 24 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £169,799
Total Gross Expenditure: £180,655

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 17 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 17 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £154,865
Total Gross Expenditure: £156,782

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 9 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £607,881
Total Gross Expenditure: £319,193
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £226,517
Total Gross Expenditure: £242,588
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £190,343
Total Gross Expenditure: £199,848
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £169,799
Total Gross Expenditure: £180,655
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 17 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £154,865
Total Gross Expenditure: £156,782
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 9 February 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 341562
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1981
Income Other: 264338
Income Total Income And Endowments: 607881
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £319,193
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 319193
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 43622
Expenditure Support Costs: 43622
Expenditure Depreciation: 38069
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £803,984
Assets Total Fixed: 879951
Assets Own Use: 879951
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £192,671
Assets Total Liabilities: £11,704
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,060,918
Creditors One Year Total Current: 11704
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £183,127
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 803984
Funds Restricted: 256934
Funds Total: 1060918
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Leicestershire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

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

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Hope Community Church
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1996-06-21T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 2 APRIL 1995 AS AMENDED 2 JUNE 1996, 8 DECEMBER 1996, 1 FEBRUARY 2000, 12 DECEMBER 2000 AND 30 OCTOBER 2001.AS AMENDED ON 03/03/2015 as amended on 29 Aug 2019
Charitable Objects: THE CHURCH IS ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE RELIGION (EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANITY) AND TO FURTHER OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE ELDERS IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE, INCLUDING WHERE IT IS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RESTORATION OR IMPROVEMENT OF A BUILDING OR OTHER STRUCTURE WHICH IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL AND WIDER GLOBAL COMMUNITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHURCH?S STATEMENT OF FAITH. THE BUILDING THE CHURCH MEETS IN: 1. IS A PLACE OF WORSHIP 2. IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 3. IS SITUATED IN THE VICINITY OF A LANDFILL SITE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 239692
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE MEADOWS COMMUNITY CHURCH

Charity Name Id: 239688
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MEADOWS COMMUNITY CHURCH

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures