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Inhope (Bristol) Limited

Inhope (Bristol) Limited is a registered charity (number 298528) based in Bristol, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Dr Lindsay Kay Smith since 2021. Latest income £2.0m (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

Also known as inHope (Charity Commission)

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £2.0m (2026)

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
Where
Bristol City
Website
inhope.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Inhope (Bristol) Limited
Registered
1988

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£2.0m£1.9m
  • 2025£1.9m£2.0m
  • 2024£1.9m£2.1m
Earlier years
  • 2023£1.6m£1.6m
  • 2022£1.5m£1.2m

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 15%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (OBJECTS) ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS OF INDIVIDUALS IN NEED, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THOSE WHO ARE HUNGRY AND / OR HOMELESS AND / OR IN DISTRESS, BY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) PROVIDING:3.1.1 FOOD;3.1.2 SUPPORT SERVICES TO FACILITATE WELL-BEING AND SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS FOR SPECIALIST SUPPORT;3.1.3 (OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF OR SIGNPOSTING TO) FINANCIAL, EMPLOYABILITY AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO SELF-MANAGE;3.1.4 (OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF OR SIGNPOSTING TO) SHELTER, ACCOMMODATION OR HOUSING; FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN THESE OBJECTS, "SELF-MANAGE" MEANS HELPING BENEFICIARIES TO RECOGNISE AND ADDRESS AN ISSUE (OR ISSUES) SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTING THEIR LIVES, TO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE RESOURCES AND DETERMINE HOW TO RESPOND TO AND OR RESOLVE SUCH ISSUES IN AN APPROPRIATE AND BENEFICIAL WAY.

Grants received

54 grants · £1,111,336 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

8 trustees on the board

3.1y median 2.5y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (1)

7
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Religious Activities 8The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 8The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 8

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 7Property 5Education 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£1.9m latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

1.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months

41 from 21 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
298528
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28TH JANUARY 1988 AS AMENDED ON 07 OCT 2019 AS AMENDED ON 05 NOV 2019 AS AMENDED ON 24 OCT 2019AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 05 NOV 2019
Companies House
Company number 02214814 · Active
Contact on the register
0117 3301230 · admin@inHope.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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