Hopestead

Registered charity 1190324 · since 2020hopestead.org·Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£150k

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

£10,000 to £15,000

Grant range

From the annual report's grant list

£15,000

Typical grant (median)

11 published grants

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Hope Funds is a fit only if your work addresses homelessness, since that is the theme it funds, and its published round was for charities and social enterprises working to end homelessness in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex.
Most of its grants are modest: the annual report shows typical grants of £10,000 to £15,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 11 grants to organisations falling in that band, so a request within it fits well.
Eligible organisations for the published round included UK-registered charities, community interest companies, social enterprises and community-based not-for-profit organisations, and eligible costs covered projects and operations.
Apply through the round webpage or by emailing weare@hopestead.org while a window is open; the published Round 5 opened on 4 July and closed on 1 August, and Hope Funds runs as an annual round, so plan around that cycle.
Hopestead says it focuses where there is greatest need and where it can add greatest value, so frame your request around the need you meet and the value you add.

Overview

Hopestead is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1190324).

Hopestead is a charity set up by the housing provider Flagship, now part of Bromford Flagship LiveWest (BFL), to end homelessness. It exists to relieve people who are in need due to homelessness. Through four core initiatives, Hope at Home, Hope Funds, Building Hope and Voice of Hope, it provides practical resources, financial support, innovative housing solutions and a powerful voice for change. Its annual report shows £149,680 awarded in its latest reported year.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Hope Funds makes grants to charities and other groups working in different ways to address homelessness, including organisations providing emergency shelter, financial aid, counselling and employment skills. Hopestead describes the programme as supporting charities and social enterprises with funding, time and expertise, helping them expand their impact. Its approach includes responding to immediate needs while pursuing long-term solutions, and it says Hope Funds lets partners experiment, learn and adapt. For a published round, eligible organisation types included UK-registered charities, community interest companies, social enterprises and community-based not-for-profit organisations; eligible costs included projects and operations.

Themes

Homelessness

Geographic Focus

Norfolk; Suffolk; Cambridgeshire; Essex.

How to apply

For the published Hope Funds round, charities and social enterprises working to end homelessness in the named counties applied by the closing date through the round webpage or by emailing weare@hopestead.org.

Deadlines: Hope Funds has an annual application round.

Application windows:

Hope Funds Round 5: Opens on 4 July, closes on 1 August

Application success factors

What the charity says:

It focuses where there is greatest need and it can add greatest value.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Hopestead.

The Earl of Northampton’s CharityRollingGave £549k The John Apthorp CharityFixed deadlinesGave £422k The Cherry Family FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £210k Charity of Sir Richard WhittingtonNo public processGave £5.3M The Mercers Charitable FoundationNo public processGave £3.7M Kirkley Poor's Land EstateFixed deadlinesGave £85,000 Hope Church HarrogateNo public processGave £44,223 The Mrs Smith & Mount TrustFixed deadlinesGave £566k Spurrell Charitable TrustRollingGave £90,050 East ChurchInvitation onlyGave £75,030

Grants

11 published grants analysed · median £15,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 11 grants in year to 31 March 2025 by size

£5k–£10k9%

£10k–£25k91%

Median £15,000 (year to 31 March 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

Cambridge Women’s Aid
£15,000year to 31 March 2025
Hope into Action
£15,000year to 31 March 2025
Norfolk Community Law Service
£15,000year to 31 March 2025
St Vincent de Paul
£15,000year to 31 March 2025
The Benjamin Foundation
£15,000year to 31 March 2025
The Magdalene Group
£15,000year to 31 March 2025
Wintercomfort
£15,000year to 31 March 2025
Selig Suffolk Trust
£14,800year to 31 March 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£389,976	£123,374	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£656,918	£530,455	£308,182	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£1,016,664	£1,138,822	£245,085	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£1,535,788	£1,297,008	£165,694	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£1,714,577	£1,619,042	£149,680	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2022

£308k grants

YE 2023

£245k grants

YE 2024

£166k grants

YE 2025

£150k awarded

Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.

Grants paid, 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 awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

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.