Hope Street Wrexham
What it does
The activities of the charity include: the holding of weekly Christian services of worship; small community groups that meet during the week, and community events. The charity operates in Wrexham Town Centre.
Its charitable purposes
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE "OBJECT") ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION PRINCIPALLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF AN ANGLICAN PLACE OF WORSHIP IN THE ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF SAINT ASAPH (ÔTHE DIOCESEÖ), SUCH PLACE OF WORSHIP SPECIFICALLY FOLLOWING THE DOCTRINES AND TEACHINGS OF THE CHURCH IN WALES, AND, FURTHER, BY CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE ESTABLISHMENT, RENEWAL AND REVITALISATION OF CHURCHES IN THE DIOCESE AND WITHIN THE WIDER ANGLICAN COMMUNION.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Gwynedd
- Powys
- Wrexham
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £493,553 and spent £432,373.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £493,553 | £432,373 | Not reported | 180 |
| 31 December 2024 | £493,922 | £376,582 | Not reported | 160 |
| 31 December 2023 | £423,701 | £307,769 | Not reported | 215 |
| 31 December 2022 | £212,189 | £236,509 | Not reported | 200 |
| 31 December 2021 | £160,400 | £175,100 | Not reported | 53 |
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
- Up 208%, from £160,400 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £493,553 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 88% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
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.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
8 April 2024, Wrexham
Named in an agenda item or minute of Planning Committee
APPLICATION NO: P/2021/0528 - 23-24 HOPE STREET, WREXHAM, LL11 1BD
4 December 2023, Wrexham
Named in an agenda item or minute of Planning Committee
APPLICATION NO: P/2023/0692 - LAND AT HOPE STREET, WREXHAM, LL11 1BB
Trustees
10 trustees run the charity.
- Andrew Jonathan KitchenChair
- Adrian Andrew Peters
- Darren Coffin
- David Cooke
- Dr Hilary Jane Williams
- Paul Freeland
- Rachel Jane Kitchen
- Rebecca Landon
- Rev Hugh Richardson
- Robin Mark Elsdon-Dew
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 27 October 2026, 4 days early | Received 27 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 29 October 2025, 2 days early | Received 29 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 29 October 2024, 2 days early | Received 29 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 27 October 2023, 4 days early | Received 27 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 21 October 2022, 10 days early | Received 21 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1187815
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 7 February 2020
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 07 Feb 2020 as amended on 31 Jul 2020
- Website
- www.hopestreet.church
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.