# HOPE CHURCH BEDLINGTON

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1153786
- **Other names:** COUNTY CHURCH NORTHUMBERLAND, COUNTY CHURCH NORTHUMBERLAND CIO, COUNTY CHURCH; COUNTY CHURCH WANSBECK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 12, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1153786


## Contact

- **Address:** Community Help Hub, 30 Front Street West, BEDLINGTON, Northumberland
- **Postcode:** NE22 5UB
- **Phone:** 01670825500
- **Email:** info@hopechurchbedlington.co.uk
- **Website:** www.hopechurchbedlington.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH PRODUCED BY THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.(2)THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF EDUCATION BOTH GENERAL AND VOCATIONAL FOR CHILDREN OR ADULTS BUT ALWAYS WITHIN THE PRINCIPALS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.(3)TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARITABLE NEED BECAUSE OF:(A)SICKNESS OR POOR HEALTH(B)AGE(C)FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR(D)SOME OTHER REASON BY ANY PROPER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT AND INCLUDING (WHERE APPROPRIATE BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION)THE PROVISION OF ADVICE;THE PROMOTION OF GOOD PRACTICES TO COMBAT SUCH CONDITIONS AND THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES TO ALLEVIATE OR PREVENT NEED

**Activities:** The Church holds weekly services in Bedlington which are open to the public and profiled in our publicity material. The Church also runs youth programs. We run a Community Clothes Hub providing free school uniform and other children's clothing as well as offering a recycling platform. We run a community garden providing space for the local community and promoting wellbeing and biodiversity.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northumberland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £85385 | £84485 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £91028 | £81947 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £95689 | £80431 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £110269 | £79556 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £77373 | £61993 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **SALLY ROSE-MARIE POXON** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 10, 2013
- ADRIAN MILLS GIBBINS — appointed Sept. 10, 2013
- Oliver Nicholas Seymour — appointed Jan. 21, 2024
- Thomas Gallagher — appointed Oct. 15, 2023