Claim 1fb945cdChecked 21 Jul 2026
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Hope Not Hate and its associated charitable trust, now called Hope Unlimited, are highly integrated.
@Nigel_Farage·Tweet·23 Jun 2026Factual · official legal institutional
Reasoning & Evidence21 Jul 2026
The two organizations were historically highly integrated — sharing a name, personnel (including Nick Lowles as secretary of the trust), and a grant-making relationship that drew years of regulatory concern. However, by the June 2026 date of the tweet, the Charity Commission had closed its case after the charity changed its name to HOPE Unlimited, recruited independent trustees, replaced shared personnel, and committed to independent staffing. The Commission explicitly found these steps made the two organizations "more distinct." A grant-making relationship still exists and the Commission continues to monitor it, so the claim is not entirely without basis — but the present-tense assertion that they "are highly integrated" overstates the position as of the post date. Sources: - UK Government / Charity Commission: "Hope Not Hate Charitable Trust addresses concerns following intervention by regulator" — https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hope-not-hate-charitable-trust-addresses-concerns-following-intervention-by-regulator - Companies House: HOPE UNLIMITED CHARITABLE TRUST (company 02738367) overview and filing history — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02738367 and https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02738367/filing-history - Charity Commission register: HOPE Unlimited Charitable Trust (charity 1013880) — https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1013880 - Hope Not Hate website: "HOPE not hate Charitable Trust" page — https://hopenothate.org.uk/hnh-charitable-trust/ - Civil Society: "Regulator closes case after Hope Not Hate charity changes name" — https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/regulator-closes-case-after-hope-not-hate-charity-changes-name.html
From tweet
I have written to the Electoral Commission demanding an investigation into potential breaches of electoral law by Hope Not Hate. Public trust in our elections depends on the rules being followed by everyone.
Sources opened
[1]gov.uk
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hope-not-hate-charitable-trust-addresses-concerns-following-intervention-by-regulator
[2]find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02738367
[3]hopenothate.org.uk
https://hopenothate.org.uk/hnh-charitable-trust/
[4]register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk
https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1013880
[5]hopeunlimited.org.uk
https://hopeunlimited.org.uk/
[6]find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02738367/filing-history
[7]civilsociety.co.uk
https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/regulator-closes-case-after-hope-not-hate-charity-changes-name.html
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