HOPE FOR JUSTICE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 30 September 2008
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06563365
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £7,751,617
Latest expenditure: £7,192,013
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 30 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AU

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.hopeforjustice.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Hope for Justice works in UK, USA, Ethiopia, Uganda, Australia & ROI to bring freedom from human trafficking and modern slavery by identifying victims, supporting survivors and preventing exploitation. Work includes outreach, community prevention, shelters, advocacy, training, & policy work. Our subsidiary, SFA helps businesses protect their supply chains against modern slavery and exploitation.

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: 24 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £7,751,617
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,192,013

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: 9 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £8,170,688
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,934,290

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: 28 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £9,521,946
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,875,365
Accounts Qualified: Yes

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: 28 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £9,006,256
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,365,641

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: 21 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £8,081,360
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,650,629

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £7,751,617
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,192,013
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £385,378
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 120

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: 9 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £8,170,688
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,934,290
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £340,365
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 3
Count Volunteers: 120

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: 28 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £9,521,946
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,875,365
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £66,626
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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 Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 2
Count Volunteers: 6

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: 28 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £9,006,256
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,365,641
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £189,399
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 2
Count Volunteers: 6

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: 21 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £8,081,360
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,650,629
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £366,540
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 4
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Volunteers: 6

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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: 24 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 6558646
Income Other Trading Activities: 1192887
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 84
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 7751617
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £915,273
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,228,190
Expenditure Other: 1048550
Expenditure Total: 7192013
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 774742
Expenditure Support Costs: 774742
Expenditure Depreciation: 99264
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 379833
Assets Own Use: 379833
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £973,249
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,227,128
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £125,954
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1147103
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 80025
Assets Cash: £694,010
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -477662
Funds Restricted: 603616
Funds Total: 125954
Count Employees: 220
Consolidated 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: 9 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 6800464
Income Other Trading Activities: 1370084
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 140
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 8170688
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,173,098
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,964,293
Expenditure Other: 796899
Expenditure Total: 8934290
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 932255
Expenditure Support Costs: 932255
Expenditure Depreciation: 108665
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 584746
Assets Own Use: 584746
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £569,039
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,587,434
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£433,649
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1587434
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £297,754
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -1192768
Funds Restricted: 759119
Funds Total: -433649
Count Employees: 302
Consolidated 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: 28 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 8527162
Income Other Trading Activities: 986433
Income Charitable Activities: 380
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 7971
Income Total Income And Endowments: 9521946
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,098,470
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £8,845,804
Expenditure Other: 931091
Expenditure Total: 11875365
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 1424594
Expenditure Depreciation: 118259
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 596875
Assets Own Use: 596875
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,014,908
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,281,829
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £329,954
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1281829
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £292,051
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -693665
Funds Restricted: 1023619
Funds Total: 329954
Count Employees: 415
Consolidated 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: 28 February 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 8246783
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 742717
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 16756
Income Total Income And Endowments: 9006256
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,592,547
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £8,226,593
Expenditure Other: 546501
Expenditure Total: 10365641
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 718646
Expenditure Depreciation: 78848
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,021,271
Assets Total Fixed: 573325
Assets Own Use: 470782
Assets Long Term Investment: 102543
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,144,117
Assets Total Liabilities: £753,602
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,963,840
Creditors One Year Total Current: 753602
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,688,837
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2021271
Funds Restricted: 942569
Funds Total: 2963840
Count Employees: 384
Consolidated 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: 21 February 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 7375105
Income Other Trading Activities: 675535
Income Charitable Activities: 29575
Income Investments: 1145
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 8081360
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £811,895
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,230,044
Expenditure Other: 608690
Expenditure Total: 6650629
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 32500
Expenditure Support Costs: 319220
Expenditure Depreciation: 61844
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,925,504
Assets Total Fixed: 274273
Assets Own Use: 171730
Assets Long Term Investment: 102543
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,579,449
Assets Total Liabilities: £530,497
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,323,225
Creditors One Year Total Current: 530497
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £4,286,308
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2925504
Funds Restricted: 1397721
Funds Total: 4323225
Count Employees: 355
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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: United States
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Australia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Oceania
Welsh Ind: No

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: HOPE FOR JUSTICE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2008-09-30T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 APRIL 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 22 SEPTEMBER 2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/03/2015 as amended on 09 Dec 2019 as amended on 01 Apr 2020 as amended on 20 Jul 2020
Charitable Objects: 3.1)The prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship, in particular but not exclusively as a result of human trafficking and modern slavery, for the public benefit by 3.1a) the advancement of education, including the education of the general public about issues in relation to human trafficking and modern slavery through congresses, seminars, fora and publications.3.1b) the relief of unemployment through support, advice and training. 3.1c)the relief of sickness and preservation of health. 3.2)To advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the trustees see fit from time to time.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests