# HOPE CENTRAL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1183290
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 7, 2019
- **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=1183290


## Contact

- **Address:** St. Chads C of E Church, Wilmslow Road, Handforth, Wilmslow
- **Postcode:** SK9 3ES
- **Phone:** 07434961434
- **Email:** info@hopecentral.org.uk
- **Website:** www.hopecentral.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN CHESHIRE EAST AND ELSEWHERE BY PROVIDING: ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENTS OF BELIEF APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE.

**Activities:** The support services that we offer in the Handforth/Wilmslow and Knutsford communities include emergency food banks, pantry, debt counselling and a series of courses designed to give people practical tools to enable them to break free from poverty. Courses we offer are; Steps to Employment, The Money Course, Life Skills, and the Alpha Course. Also, our 4 Hope Centres provide a welcoming community.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cheshire East



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £441664 | £358245 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £264029 | £284737 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £226215 | £208941 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £219486 | £205396 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £229000 | £163000 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Christopher Duncan Murr** (Chair) — appointed May 7, 2019
- Christopher David Ainsworth — appointed July 8, 2024
- David Allen — appointed May 15, 2023
- Ian Robertson — appointed Dec. 2, 2019
- Karen Lynne Henshall — appointed March 2, 2026