CHAIN OF HOPE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 30 June 2000
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03933420
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £4,884,231
Latest expenditure: £5,611,627
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Chain of Hope, 1 Lyric Square, London, W6 0NB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.chainofhope.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Chain of Hope provides medical treatment for children and young persons overseas. Providing on-site and overseas training, mentoring and provision of equipment, Chain of Hope also builds up infrastructure to help to establish and develop cardiac services in developing countries. As an interim measure, Chain of Hope brings children to the UK and Europe for open and closed heart operations.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 23 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,884,231
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,611,627

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 24 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,031,947
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,071,268

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,052,730
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,908,094

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,086,187
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,115,850

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 5 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,000,800
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,075,835

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,884,231
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,611,627
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,031,947
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,071,268
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,052,730
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,908,094
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,086,187
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,115,850
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £11,587
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,000,800
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,075,835
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £12
Income From Government Grants: £142,396
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 200

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 4395918
Income Other Trading Activities: 411320
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 76993
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4884231
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £921,548
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,690,079
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 5611627
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 821629
Expenditure Governance: 55939
Expenditure Support Costs: 240805
Expenditure Depreciation: 5075
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £750,000
Assets Total Fixed: 82781
Assets Own Use: 82781
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,506,928
Assets Total Liabilities: £585,093
Assets Current Investment: 1079592
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,004,616
Creditors One Year Total Current: 585093
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,028,376
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 463615
Funds Restricted: 2541001
Funds Total: 3004616
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 3499136
Income Other Trading Activities: 458498
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 74313
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4031947
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £731,184
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,340,084
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4071268
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 254301
Expenditure Governance: 72837
Expenditure Support Costs: 217150
Expenditure Depreciation: 3947
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £750,000
Assets Total Fixed: 8575
Assets Own Use: 8575
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,014,030
Assets Total Liabilities: £290,593
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,732,012
Creditors One Year Total Current: 290593
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £3,813,823
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2535036
Funds Restricted: 1196976
Funds Total: 3732012
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 4484538
Income Other Trading Activities: 556542
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 11650
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5052730
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £763,514
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,144,580
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3908094
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 65688
Expenditure Governance: 56878
Expenditure Support Costs: 197425
Expenditure Depreciation: 4553
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £750,000
Assets Total Fixed: 4616
Assets Own Use: 4616
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,148,035
Assets Total Liabilities: £381,318
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,771,333
Creditors One Year Total Current: 381318
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £3,792,637
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1904447
Funds Restricted: 1866886
Funds Total: 3771333
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 2048042
Income Other Trading Activities: 26322
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 236
Income Other: 11587
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2086187
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £330,370
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,785,480
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2115850
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 66884
Expenditure Governance: 47479
Expenditure Support Costs: 128328
Expenditure Depreciation: 8434
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -29085
Reserves: £750,000
Assets Total Fixed: 8039
Assets Own Use: 8039
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,966,196
Assets Total Liabilities: £347,538
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,626,697
Creditors One Year Total Current: 347538
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,782,774
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1637195
Funds Restricted: 989502
Funds Total: 2626697
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1722639
Income Other Trading Activities: 135385
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 380
Income Other: 142396
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2000800
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £297,198
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,778,637
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2075835
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 743874
Expenditure Governance: 31002
Expenditure Support Costs: 182425
Expenditure Depreciation: 12341
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -77871
Reserves: £750,000
Assets Total Fixed: 11337
Assets Own Use: 11337
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,985,897
Assets Total Liabilities: £311,789
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,685,445
Creditors One Year Total Current: 311789
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,879,016
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1360029
Funds Restricted: 1325416
Funds Total: 2685445
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: El Salvador
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Egypt
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Jamaica
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Mozambique
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: The Gambia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Uganda
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Kosovo
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ethiopia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Burundi
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

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

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

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

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHAIN OF HOPE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-03-03T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 5032666
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1149806
Assoc Charity Name: PATCHWORKING AGAINST POVERTY

Charity Name: CHAIN OF HOPE
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-03-16T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 1060567
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1060567
Assoc Charity Name: HORIZON CHILDRENS FOUNDATION

Charity Name: CHAIN OF HOPE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2000-06-30T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24 FEBRUARY 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 22 JUNE 2000 AND 26 JANUARY 2010.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22 NOV 2016 as amended on 15 Aug 2020 as amended on 15 Feb 2023
Charitable Objects: 4.1.1 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, CHILDREN FROM ABROAD; AND 4.1.2 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Area Of Benefit: WORLDWIDE.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 383114
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: COH UK

Charity Name Id: 383090
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: C O H

Charity Name Id: 383099
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CHAIN OF HOPE UK

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures