Hope Trust Cardiff Charitable Incorporated Organisation
What it does
To promote social inclusion in Cardiff, relieving their needs and assisting them to integrate into society. To promote mental health and relieve the needs of those suffering from depression, bereavement, loss or pregnancy related crises, by the provision of voluntary counselling, education and support for such persons.
Its charitable purposes
1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION IN CARDIFF FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).2. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AND RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN SOUTH WALES SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION, BEREAVEMENT, LOSS OR PREGNANCY-RELATED CRISES, BY THE PROVISION OF VOLUNTARY COUNSELLING, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH PERSONS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £83,143 and spent £67,846.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £83,143 | £67,846 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 March 2024 | £67,130 | £109,767 | Not reported | 26 |
| 31 March 2023 | £104,451 | £101,342 | Not reported | 65 |
| 31 March 2022 | £117,724 | £118,643 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 March 2021 | £133,199 | £86,930 | Not reported | 20 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 38%, from £133,199 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £83,143 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 82% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Going Public Trust gave £15,086 in the year to 31 March 2025, 18% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £1,500 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,500 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £4,400 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £38,985 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 5 funders who gave £24,855 between them. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Going Public Trust | Trust, company or other | £15,086 | |
| Tavs | Trust, company or other | £6,300 | £9,200 |
| Glenwood Church | Trust, company or other | £2,160 | |
| Glenwood | Trust, company or other | £1,309 |
Grants it paid to others
| Recipient | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Here for Good Collective | 31 March 2024 | £53,786 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 4 grants to this charity since 2020, worth at least £37,320.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£19,920, 2 grants
- Community Foundation in Wales£14,400, 1 grant
- The Leathersellers' Foundation£3,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2023 | Community Foundation in Wales | £14,400 |
| 9 May 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
| 2 Mar 2021 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,920 |
| 3 Nov 2020 | The Leathersellers' Foundation | £3,000 |
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
18 February 2025
Named by Sarah Murphy in the Senedd
…tfform, which is also online; Tŷ Hafan; Hope House Tŷ Gobaith; the City Hospice Trust Limited; St David's Hospice Care; Hope Trust Cardiff, the charitable incorporated organisation; The Junction; Canolfan Felin Fach; ACE—Action in Caerau & Ely; Cruse Bereavement Support, Cruse Cymru; the Paul Sartor…
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Rachel Margaret TresederChair
- Esther Louise Mantle
- Janice Elise Moreland
- Naomi Lucie Wheeler
- Paul Edwin Francis
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 8 January 2026, 23 days early | Received 8 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 21 January 2025, 10 days early | Received 21 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 26 January 2024, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 24 January 2023, 7 days early | Received 24 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 26 January 2022, 5 days early | Received 24 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1161235
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 10 April 2015
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 10 Apr 2015
- Website
- www.hopecardiff.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.