Hope Works
What it does
Hope Works is a UK based not-for-profit organisation that raises money to fund four key areas (Food, Health, Training & Education) in Zimbabwe buy providing grants to trusted charities and for-purpose organisations on the ground.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, TO BE FURTHERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND TO BE UNDERTAKEN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWE, ARE:1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.2) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Hackney
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £111,650 and spent £121,796.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £111,650 | £121,796 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £113,216 | £120,228 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £173,831 | £145,294 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £163,908 | £122,900 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 32%, from £163,908 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £111,650 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 109% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 4 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Richard Keith John Mullens MrChair
- David George Boyer Millar
- Fadzisai Gukuta
- Rev Tina May Sampson-Smith
- Sean Lee Mullens
- Tatenda Arnold Torongo Mandishona
- Vonayi Nyamazana
Filing record
Of the last 4 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 25 March 2026, 53 days late | Received 25 March 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 31 January 2025 | Received 31 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 1 January 2024, 30 days early | Received 1 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 25 January 2023, 6 days early | Received 25 January 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1191561
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 1 October 2020
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 01 Oct 2020
- Website
- www.hopeworks.charity
- 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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.