Hope for the Community

What Hope for the Community does

Hope 4 The Community CIC, operating as Hope for the Community (H4C), is a UK Community Interest Company founded in 2015 as a staff social enterprise spin-out from Coventry University. The company designs and delivers the Hope Programme, a 6-week self-management intervention for people living with long-term physical and mental health conditions and their carers, grounded in positive psychology, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioural therapy. Content is co-created with service users and validated by 20+ years of research from Coventry University, with reported clinical outcomes including reductions in clinical depression and anxiety for cancer survivors (40% to under 15%) and parents of autistic children (50% to under 20%), and 90%+ participant satisfaction. Over 15,000 people have benefited from the programme cumulatively.

The core technology is a web platform (hopeprogramme.coventry.ac.uk) accessible via PC, laptop, tablet, and smartphone, with dedicated iOS and Android apps, delivering asynchronous multimedia content, interactive tools (quizzes, gratitude and goal-setting), and privacy-protected social networking with messaging and forums. The platform is ORCHA certified across all platforms and uses session/cohort management cookies plus anonymized profile systems to support 6-week cohort-based peer-facilitated delivery. Specialized modules cover cancer (Macmillan partnership), Multiple Sclerosis, autism/ADHD (parents), Long COVID, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, and carers.

The business model is a freemium/commissioned hybrid: individual courses are free, with revenue generated from organizational commissioning (NHS trusts, employers via the Flourish workplace wellbeing programme), research partnerships (Coventry University, EU Horizon 2020), and grant funding (Innovate UK, Arts Council England). Distribution is multi-channel: self-serve digital, NHS trust co-delivery (e.g., Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust), condition-specific charity partnerships (Macmillan, Carers Trust Heart of England, IIH UK, Help & Care Dorset), and direct employer sales. The company maintains a 1-10 person core team supported by a volunteer facilitator network with lived experience of the relevant conditions.

Name

Hope for the Community

Legal name

Hope 4 The Community CIC

Website

https://h4c.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hope 4 The Community CIC is a UK social enterprise that delivers the Hope Programme, a 6-week digital and in-person self-management course for people living with long-term conditions and their carers, funded by NHS commissioning, employer contracts, and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Health Self-Management Programs

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Rare Disease & Special Needs Support Organizations (BPAGACAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Engagement & Caregiver Support Programs (SEL/Mental Health) (EDAKAMAK), Wraparound & Community-Based Behavioral Support (ABA-Adjacent) (EDAKAHAO)

Keywords

• Digital self-management
• Health wellbeing programmes
• Long-term condition support
• Workplace compassion training
• Peer-led digital health

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Sector Contracts and Grants: Funding from NHS trusts, government bodies, and public health organizations for delivering wellbeing programs to specific populations. Includes Innovate UK funding for expansion projects.
2. Research Partnerships: Collaboration with universities (Coventry University) on research studies and evaluation projects, with funding from research councils and innovation programs including EU Horizon 2020.
3. Charitable Foundation Funding: Support from charitable organizations including Macmillan Cancer Support for cancer-specific programs and other condition-specific charities.
4. Organizational Program Delivery: Fee-based delivery of Hope and Flourish programs to employers and organizations wanting to support staff wellbeing and resilience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Hope 4 The Community CIC delivers the Hope Programme, a 6-week health and wellbeing intervention for people living with long-term conditions and their carers. It combines positive psychology, mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapy, run via trained volunteer facilitators with lived experience of the conditions, and is offered both face-to-face and through a proprietary digital platform (iHOPE) with mobile apps. Condition-specific variants address cancer, MS, autism, long COVID, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, carers, parents of autistic children and elective care waitlists, with the Flourish workplace wellbeing programme developed for NHS England.

Product overview

Hope for the Community CIC offers a portfolio of health and wellbeing programmes centred on the Hope Programme®, a 6-week self-management intervention based on positive psychology, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioural therapy. The core Hope Programme is available in both face-to-face and digital formats (iHOPE) for people living with long-term conditions. The portfolio includes specialised condition-specific programmes for cancer (partnered with Macmillan), autism, Multiple Sclerosis, Long COVID, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, and carers. Complementary offerings include the Flourish workplace compassion programme developed with NHS England, and the award-winning Gratitude Wall community art project. All programmes are co-created with users and based on scientific evidence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hope Programme: Health and wellbeing intervention based on positive psychology, mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapy for people living with long-term conditions
• iHOPE
• Flourish
• Gratitude Wall
• Hope Culture

Products and services

• Hope Programme 6-week health and wellbeing intervention based on positive psychology, mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapy, for organisations supporting people with long-term conditions and for employers supporting staff wellbeing and resilience. Delivered face-to-face and digitally.
• iHOPE Digital Platform Digital group self-management version of the Hope Programme delivered online as a web-based course with iOS and Android apps, featuring interactive content, video, social networking, quizzes, and peer facilitation for cancer survivors and other specific health conditions.
• Flourish Workplace compassion and staff wellbeing programme developed with NHS England and NHS Improvement, including the National Workplace Compassion Resource Pack with practical resources for workshops and team meetings.
• Hope Programme for Cancer Self-management programme developed in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support for cancer survivors, including the 'Letter to my body' activity and body image support, delivered online over 6 weeks with peer facilitators.
• Hope Programme for Parents of Children with Autism Course for parents, carers and guardians of autistic children, delivered in partnership with Carers Trust Heart of England, led by parent volunteers with first-hand experience of caring for children with ASD or ADHD. Available in face-to-face and digital formats.
• Hope Programme for Multiple Sclerosis Online self-management course for people living with Multiple Sclerosis, taught by trained community volunteers with lived experience of MS. 6-week programme covering relaxation, goal-setting, stress and fatigue management.
• Hope Programme for Long COVID Self-management programme adapted for people living with long COVID. Delivered online across the South West region in partnership with NHS trusts. Features 8 sessions of approximately 2 hours each.
• Hope Programme for Carers Support programme for carers, including those caring for people with dementia. Delivered in partnership with Help & Care Dorset. 6-week online course focusing on coping strategies, emotional resilience and self-care.
• Hope Programme for Long-Term Conditions General online programme for people living with any long-term health condition, whether mental or physical. Delivered across the South West in partnership with NHS Foundation Trusts. 6-week self-paced course.
• Hope Programme for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Online self-management course developed in partnership with IIH UK for people living with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension or caring for someone with IIH.
• Hope Programme for Elective Care Waitlists Self-management support programme scaled with Innovate UK funding for people on elective care waitlists, providing resilience and coping support while awaiting planned procedures.
• Hope Programme for Hip/Knee Pain Hope Programme expanded with Innovate UK funding to support people living with hip or knee pain, addressing pre- and post-operative self-management needs.
• Gratitude Wall Mobile community art installation touring museums, galleries, festivals, schools and workplaces for communities to share what they are thankful for and learn about the benefits of practising gratitude. Built by FabLab Coventry with funding from Arts Council England and Coventry University.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40% of cancer survivors were clinically depressed and anxious before the Hope Programme, which went down to fewer than 15% afterwards.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• Coventry UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerH4C is a staff social enterprise spin-out from Coventry University. The Hope Programme was co-developed with Coventry University researchers. Ongoing research partnership for program evaluation and development. Professor Andy Turner serves as Professor of Health Psychology at Coventry University and CEO of H4C.
• Macmillan Cancer SupportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to deliver online Hope Programme to people living with cancer. Macmillan recruited over 100 participants and filled courses during COVID-19 pandemic. Joint development of cancer-specific self-management content.
• NHS England and NHS ImprovementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop and launch the National Workplace Compassion Resource Pack for NHS staff and organisations. Published 'Towards commissioning for workplace compassion: a support guide' in 2018.
• Carers Trust Heart of EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for delivering Hope for Parents of Children with Autism courses since 2014. Over 300 parents attended face-to-face version. Joint development of iHope digital version for parents of children with ASD or ADHD.
• Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation TrustcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional delivery partner for Hope Programme across Devon and South West England. Offers courses for long-term conditions and long COVID support. NHS staff involved in spreading Hope programme as social movement for health.
• IIH UKstrategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership to deliver free online group self-management courses for people living with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH), or caring for someone with IIH.
• Help & Care DorsetstrategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for delivering Hope Programme for Carers and other courses in Dorset region, reaching local populations through community-based delivery.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Liva Healthcare: Digital lifestyle coaching platform focused on chronic disease prevention and management across the UK and Europe. Directly comparable in combining digital self-management tools with human coaching for long-term condition populations.
• Oviva: UK/European digital health company providing app-based self-management and coaching for chronic conditions including diabetes and obesity. Comparable in digital chronic disease self-management category and NHS/insurer commissioning model.
• SilverCloud Health: Digital mental health platform offering online CBT programmes, widely commissioned by the NHS for anxiety and depression. Direct comparable to H4C's iHOPE in digital self-management model and NHS commissioning channel.
• ESCAPE-pain: NHS-supported self-management programme for chronic joint pain. Highly comparable model to H4C's Hope Programme for hip/knee pain (October 2025 Innovate UK grant) in format, evidence base, and NHS commissioning channel.
• Big Health: UK/US digital therapeutics company offering digital CBT-based self-management for insomnia, anxiety, and depression. Direct peer to H4C's iHOPE digital self-management platform in category, delivery format, and target population (people with chronic conditions).

Emerging players

• Changing Health: UK digital health company providing behaviour change programmes for diabetes and other long-term conditions, NHS-commissioned. Comparable in chronic condition self-management focus and NHS delivery channel.
• myPossibleSelf: NHS-approved mental wellbeing app offering modular self-help content for anxiety, stress, and depression. Emerging peer in the NHS-commissioned digital self-management category relevant to H4C's Hope Programme offerings.
• Gro Health: Digital health platform for chronic condition prevention and management combining AI-driven coaching with evidence-based content. Comparable to H4C in combining digital delivery with clinical-grade content and chronic condition focus.

Broad incumbents

• Babylon Health (eMed): Former UK digital health incumbent offering NHS-commissioned digital health services. Broader incumbent in NHS digital health commissioning, providing context on the competitive landscape for H4C's NHS partnerships.
• Headspace Health: Major consumer mental wellbeing app offering guided meditation and CBT content. Broad incumbent in the digital mental wellbeing space with significant employer and NHS reach, overlapping with H4C's Flourish workplace wellbeing offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7XvW
• Facebookfacebook.com/hopeselfmanagement
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hope-for-the-community
• Instagraminstagram.com/peoplelikeuscov

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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