HOPE CHURCH ORPINGTON
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Cash
£624k
-61.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.4m
-13.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
13
+8.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,064,541 | £1,151,799 | £1,094,566 | -5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£151,135 | -£102,140 | -£213,259 | -108.8% | |
| Cash | £1,856,545 | £1,627,368 | £624,443 | -61.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,860,959 | £1,681,849 | £1,436,331 | -14.6% | |
| Net assets | £1,720,959 | £1,618,819 | £1,405,560 | -13.2% | |
| Equity | £1,720,959 | £1,618,819 | £1,405,560 | -13.2% | |
| Average employees | 11 | 12 | 13 | +8.3% | |
| Wages | £412,168 | £473,061 | £500,109 | +5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £86,069 | £91,227 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £8,607 | £9,123 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £61,995 | £65,703 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -14.2% | -8.9% | -19.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 11.2% | 6.4% | 5.9% | |
| Current ratio | 24.83x | 35.92x | 12.26x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Field Sullivan Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the charity.”
Significant events
- “The Purchase of the Downham building from London City Mission was completed in May 2025 for a total consideration of £780,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMER, Barry Raymond | Secretary | 2008-10-31 | — | British |
| BASH-TAQI, Anais | Director | 2026-09-10 | Nov 2002 | British |
| BEAKEN, Alexander James | Director | 2026-08-26 | May 1990 | British |
| BULPITT, Matthew Dominique | Director | 2019-02-21 | Aug 1971 | British |
| CARVOSSO, Gary David | Director | 2019-02-21 | Jul 1968 | British |
| MARCHANT, Ruth Carol, Dr | Director | 2019-02-21 | Jun 1962 | British |
| OKIROR, Lawrence | Director | 2026-09-10 | Jul 1980 | British |
| PALMER, Barry Raymond | Director | 2015-04-01 | Jan 1948 | British |
| PALMER, Sarah Anne | Director | 2021-06-24 | Jun 1979 | British |
| SHYLLON, Olayemi Gbolahan | Director | 2019-02-21 | Mar 1978 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWER, Timothy Richard | Director | 2011-06-05 | 2016-01-15 |
| CARVOSSO, Gary David | Director | 2008-10-31 | 2016-01-15 |
| CHIWARIDZO, Cassandra Tinashe | Director | 2021-11-25 | 2024-02-29 |
| DOYLE, Mairi Campbell | Director | 2016-02-13 | 2019-01-31 |
| GLASS, Charles Talbot | Director | 2011-09-08 | 2019-01-31 |
| GLASS, Charles Talbot | Director | 2008-10-31 | 2010-10-27 |
| HALL, Anthony David | Director | 2010-03-14 | 2026-05-17 |
| HARRIS, David Benjamin | Director | 2008-10-31 | 2016-02-11 |
| JACKSON, David Christopher | Director | 2008-10-31 | 2019-12-31 |
| MACLEOD, Daniel Jonathan | Director | 2012-12-16 | 2018-06-07 |
| MAPONDA, Esau Chamunorwa | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2024-09-22 |
| NJOKU, Ifeyinwa Azuka Nwanneka | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2024-03-15 |
| PAYNE, Trevor John | Director | 2008-10-31 | 2016-02-09 |
| QUICK, Jeremy Paul Douglas | Director | 2012-02-22 | 2015-12-16 |
| SANDERS, Julian Philip | Director | 2008-10-31 | 2016-01-15 |
| SCHMIDT, Paul Dieter | Director | 2008-10-31 | 2014-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-29 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-26 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2024-03-26 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-22 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2022-10-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.