# HOPE – South Yorkshire Fire-, Road- and Water-related Trauma Support for Families

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1165443
- **Other names:** HOPE- THE SOUTH YORKSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE AND RTC FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP, HOPE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 4, 2016
- **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=1165443


## Contact

- **Address:** The Quadrant, 99 Parkway Avenue, Sheffield
- **Postcode:** S9 4WG
- **Phone:** 0114 227 0105
- **Email:** info@hope-sy.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.hope-sy.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE (THE “AREA OF BENEFIT”) IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(1) PROVIDING A SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY A DEATH OR TRAUMATIC INCIDENT EITHER WITHIN THEIR FAMILY OF THROUGH THE WITNESSING OF A FIRE, ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISION (RTC) OR INCIDENT WITH TRAUMA AND BY RESPONDING TO THE EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY FIRE, RTC OR INCIDENT CAUSING TRAUMA WITH CHARITABLE HELP AND ASSISTANCE;(2) SETTING UP A SIGN-POSTING NETWORK OF SUPPORT AND PROVIDING INFORMATION THROUGH SEMINARS, CONFERENCES AND TRAINING EVENTS WHICH AIM TO ADDRESS THE EMOTIONAL TRAUMA SUFFERED BY PEOPLE THROUGH TRAUMA BY FIRE, RTC OR INCIDENT WITH TRAUMA; (3) WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PROFESSIONAL AGENCIES, COMMUNITY OR VOLUNTARY NETWORKS AND OTHER CONCERNED ORGANISATIONS THROUGHOUT THE AREA OF BENEFIT TO ASSIST THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE CHARITY; AND(4) INCREASING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN PROMOTING SAFETY BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR HOME AND ROAD SAFETY, MANAGE RISK AND ON HOW TO STAY SAFE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

**Activities:** Providing a support structure for people affected by a death or traumatic incident either within their family or through witnessing of a fire, road traffic collision (RTC) or drowning incident with trauma, and by responding to the emotional needs of people who have been affected by fire, RTC or drowning or incident causing trauma with charitable help and assistance.

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Barnsley
- Doncaster
- Rotherham
- Sheffield City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £171519 | £149451 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £139170 | £116569 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £108848 | £100819 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £105195 | £96841 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £85197 | £58388 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Cllr Steve Ayris** (Chair) — appointed June 26, 2017
- Alan Atkin — appointed Sept. 18, 2017
- Christopher Farouk Kardahji — appointed July 1, 2019
- Deborah J Mathews — appointed March 11, 2019
- Robert Malyan — appointed March 14, 2023
- Robert Taylor — appointed Sept. 10, 2024
- Samuel Oldroyd — appointed March 11, 2019