# Hopeworks UK (Bedford)

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1139956
- **Other names:** KING&#x27;S ARMS PROJECT (BEDFORD), KING&#x27;S ARMS PROJECT; ONWARD FLOATING SUPPORT; ONWARD PLUS; ONWARD
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [07433621](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07433621)
- **Registered:** Jan. 20, 2011
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1139956


## Contact

- **Address:** Bedford Guild House, 56 HARPUR STREET, BEDFORD, BEDFORDSHIRE
- **Postcode:** MK40 2QT
- **Phone:** 01234 350900
- **Email:** info@hopeworksuk.org
- **Website:** www.hopeworksuk.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 4. THE CHARITY&#x27;S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE: (A) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG THE HOMELESS OR THOSE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION AND SUPPORT TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN INDEPENDENT LIVING MEANINGFUL OCCUPATION ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND TO BECOME CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN BEDFORD AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY. (B) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN BEDFORD AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

**Activities:** HopeWorks is a charity tackling homelessness, displacement, and isolation in Bedford. We provide person-centered support, accommodation, and opportunities for growth. Our 4 teams Outreach, Supported Accommodation, Pathways, and Refugee &amp;amp; Migrants offer housing, employment support, legal aid, and life skills training, helping individuals regain stability and thrive in their communities.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD
- Bedford





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Dr John Cooper |  | Nov. 20, 2025 |
| Matthew James Burge |  | April 15, 2021 |
| NIGEL CLIFFORD TAYLOR |  | Sept. 1, 2018 |
| Rev Lucy Davis |  | March 19, 2026 |
| Sue Frossell |  | Nov. 24, 2022 |
| Vanessa Julie Lipski |  | Jan. 28, 2021 |




