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The Hope Chest Community Support Project

SC051693Registered charity from 19 April 2022
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By The Hope Chest
Address 10 Vettriano Vale
Leven
Postcode KY8 4GD
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation's main purposes are: 4.1 the relief of poverty of those in need because of unemployment, low income or other reasons, by the provision of free or low-cost goods such as food, furniture, or clothing. 4.2 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement that promotes the reduction of pollution and waste by reusing donated furniture or clothing.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
We are a project which receives donations of furniture, household goods, clothing and bric a brac, and we provide these on a referral basis to people in need in our community. To help with the running costs of the charity we also sell items in our showroom and this aids the running of the van. this is an essential part of the running of the project. Donations have increased year on year which allows us to support over 120 families per year in our community with referrals, and everything else is sold at very low prices to help the people on low incomes in our community.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 19 Apr 2022
Main Operating Location: Fife
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2022 £31,773 £12,283 27 Sept 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £45,382 £37,471 30 Jul 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £50,010 £32,423 06 Sept 2025 Yes Download
31 Dec 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Sept 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Amelia Mathewson
Joan Graham
Laura Walker
Gary Nurse
Gillian Paterson
Sheena McCallum
Lynn McMahon
Fiona Scobie
David Coulter
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