Hope Church Winchester
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Your work fits best if it is Christian mission, crisis care or poverty relief, and the annual report says the charity works with organisations that share its heart for the gospel and for Winchester.
- Its typical grants run from £600 to £18,500, with a median of £2,400, so a modest request in the low thousands is a realistic size.
- No published application route was found in the annual report, its register entry or its website, so a short written enquiry is a sensible first step.
- Its partnerships link it to church networks, so an introduction or existing relationship may matter as much as a cold approach, though the report does not say how much it weighs.
- The report states no exclusions, so no particular type of applicant is ruled out.
Overview
Hope Church Winchester is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1128609).
Hope Church Winchester is a registered charity whose stated purposes include advancing the Christian faith and relieving sickness, distress or financial hardship. It supports Christian missions locally and overseas, partners with local charities caring for people in crisis, and gives towards organisations tackling poverty and sharing the gospel around the world. It paid out £42,685 in its most recent reported year.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The church supports Christian missions locally and overseas. It partners with local charities doing hands-on work to care for people in crisis across its city and district, and gives towards organisations tackling poverty and sharing the gospel around the world. Its partnerships also connect it with church networks and organisations helping with leader training and safeguarding. Its approach is to work alongside organisations that share its heart for the gospel and for its city, joining local practical care with global mission. Its partners range from local charities to wider church networks and organisations pursuing mission, practical care and poverty relief.
Themes
- Christian missions
- Crisis care
- Poverty relief
Geographic Focus
Winchester; United Kingdom; the world.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It partners with organisations that share its heart for the gospel and for its city.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
- International
- Winchester
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Hope Church Winchester.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 8 grants in year to 31 March 2025 by size
Median £3,325 (year to 31 March 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Commission Apostolic Trust£18,500year to 31 March 2025
- Christians Against Poverty£7,200year to 31 March 2025
- Christ Central Church£5,000year to 31 March 2025
- Universities & Colleges Christian Fellowship£4,250year to 31 March 2025
- Street Pastors£2,400year to 31 March 2025
- Winchester Pregnancy Crisis Centre£2,400year to 31 March 2025
- World Vision£1,000year to 31 March 2025
- Winchester Basic Bank£600year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£1,335).
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £740,898 | £670,408 | £56,241 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £652,127 | £648,663 | £74,550 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £725,258 | £699,562 | £68,889 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £783,548 | £739,861 | £38,120 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £974,806 | £889,940 | £42,685 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- hopewinchester.org
- hopewinchester.org/partners · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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- hopewinchester.org
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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