Operation Hope
What it does
Operation Hope focuses on the advancement of the Christian religion and the relief of poverty. Main activities include evangelism and teaching events, as well as the setting up of projects to help those most in need. Currently it operates in both the UK and Kenya.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING DOCTRINES:THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY MEANS OF BROADCASTING CHRISTIAN FAITH MESSAGES OF AN EVANGELISTIC AND TEACHING NATURE.TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION WORLDWIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIANITY TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY WORLDWIDE BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.
Causes
- What it works on
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides other finance
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England
- Kenya
- Uganda
- Tanzania
- United States
Income and spending
In the year ending 4 May 2025, it had income of £19,166 and spent £17,526.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2025 | £19,166 | £17,526 | Not reported | 4 |
| 4 May 2024 | £55,456 | £57,292 | Not reported | 1 |
| 4 May 2023 | £29,092 | £29,868 | Not reported | 1 |
| 4 May 2022 | £39,269 | £34,984 | Not reported | 1 |
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 51%, from £39,269 in the year to 4 May 2022 to £19,166 in the year to 4 May 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 91% of its income in the year to 4 May 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 4 May 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 4 May 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 4 May 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Andrew Paul McCulloch
- Ernest Michael Fowler
- Lisa Ann Pilkington
Filing record
Of the last 4 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2025 | 4 March 2026 | Received 18 February 2026, 14 days early | Received 18 February 2026 |
| 4 May 2024 | 4 March 2025 | Received 4 March 2025 | Received 4 March 2025 |
| 4 May 2023 | 4 March 2024 | Received 4 March 2024 | Received 4 March 2024 |
| 4 May 2022 | 4 March 2023 | Received 3 February 2023, 29 days early | Received 15 March 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1194321
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 4 May 2021
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 May 2021
- Website
- www.operationhope.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Gwynedd
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 18 April 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.