What Hope for the Future does

Hope for the Future is a UK-registered charity (charity number 1173547) founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sheffield, operating at the intersection of climate, democracy, and justice. It self-positions as the only UK charity working simultaneously across all three verticals. Its mission is to ensure communities have a voice in political decisions affecting climate and nature, accomplished through three primary program areas: equipping constituents with advocacy skills (15,000+ people reached), supporting organizations with campaign design and strategic engagement (500+ organizations supported), and influencing politicians to adopt more equitable climate policies (1,800+ politicians influenced). The organization is founder-led, with Michael Bayley identified as founder, and operates with a 1–10 person team.

The charity's product surface centers on free advocacy tools and services. The flagship is Climate Connect (climate-connect.org.uk), a free online hub for political action on climate and nature. Supporting products include the Policy Pledge Tracker (a tool for tracking political parties' climate and nature pledges), Party Profiles (constituent-facing political party reference pages), a calendar of free events and training programs, bespoke strategic support services for organizations, and a library of advocacy resources. Marketing and distribution rely on a direct, digital-first model: the main website, social channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), email newsletter, and in-person or virtual events across the UK. Technology is implemented through the website (built and maintained by agency Few and Far) and the standalone Climate Connect platform, using Creative Commons licensing for content.

The revenue model is donation-driven. Hope for the Future generates income through public donations and as a registered Environmental Partner of 1% for the Planet, which routes a portion of member businesses' sales to the charity. No pricing is charged for core services—events, training, the Climate Connect platform, and most advocacy resources are free. Bespoke support services are offered to organizations, though any pricing for those services is not publicly disclosed. Geographic operations are concentrated in the United Kingdom, with no stated international expansion. The organization appears to be in an active growth phase, having rebranded, relaunched its website, and introduced a new "counterlobbying" methodology in May–June 2026.

Name

Hope for the Future

Legal name

Hope for the Future

Website

https://hftf.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hope for the Future is a UK charity (registered 1173547, founded 2013, Sheffield) that equips communities with advocacy skills and supports organizations to influence UK politicians on equitable climate and nature policy. It operates free programs and tools, including the Climate Connect platform, funded by public donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Advocacy and Civic Engagement Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Political Organizations (813940), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA), Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPAIAMAD), Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPADALAD)

Keywords

• Climate advocacy
• Democratic engagement
• Environmental policy
• Community organising
• Political training

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheffield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Giving: Hope for the Future operates as a UK registered charity (number 1173547) and generates revenue through donations from the public and supporters. They are also a registered Environmental Partner of 1% for the Planet, receiving a portion of member donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hope for the Future is a UK registered charity (number 1173547) that equips communities and organisations to influence politicians on climate and nature policy. It delivers free advocacy training, events, online resources (including the Climate Connect hub and Policy Pledge Tracker), and bespoke strategic support to drive community-led political engagement and equitable environmental decision-making.

Product overview

Hope for the Future is a UK-based charity operating at the intersection of climate, democracy, and justice. Rather than a traditional software platform, the organization offers a suite of advocacy services including Climate Connect (a free online hub for political action), Policy Pledge Tracker, Events and training programs, Bespoke Support services, and Advocacy Resources. These offerings work together to help communities influence politicians and drive meaningful policy change on climate and nature through training, campaign support, and strategic engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Climate Connect: A free online hub helping people and organisations take effective political action on climate and nature.

Products and services

• Climate Connect

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,000+ people equipped with skills to engage politicians
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 1% for the PlanetcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHope for the Future is a registered Environmental Partner of 1% for the Planet, a global movement of businesses donating 1% of sales to environmental causes. This partnership provides an additional channel for receiving donations from 1% for the Planet members who choose to support environmental charities.
• Few and FarminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFew and Far is the website development agency that designed and maintains the Hope for the Future website. They are credited as the website developer in the footer.
• Creative CommonsminorOthersHope for the Future uses Creative Commons licensing for their content, as indicated by the Creative Commons logo in the footer.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• UK100: Network of UK local authority leaders committed to clean energy and climate action. Comparable in the UK climate-political advocacy space but focused on local government leaders rather than community-to-MP engagement.

Direct peers

• Green Alliance: Independent UK think tank and policy advocate on environmental issues, including climate. Comparable in its focus on driving policy change through political engagement, though positioned more as a think tank than a community-empowerment charity.
• The Climate Coalition: UK-wide coalition of over 100 organisations working on climate and nature policy, coordinating public engagement with politicians. A direct peer in delivering cross-organisational climate advocacy and political engagement, including the 'Show the Love' campaign.
• 38 Degrees: UK people-powered campaigning organisation that mobilises ordinary citizens to influence politicians on issues including climate and nature. Directly comparable to Hope for the Future in mission and community-led advocacy model, though with a much larger membership base.
• Possible (previously 10:10 Climate Action): UK climate charity focused on engaging communities and politicians on climate solutions. Closely comparable to Hope for the Future in mission, community-led model, and UK-focused political engagement work on climate.

Emerging players

• Climate Outreach: UK-registered charity specialising in climate communication and public engagement. Comparable to Hope for the Future in addressing the public-facing, engagement-oriented end of UK climate work, but emphasises research-informed communications rather than direct political training.

Broad incumbents

• ClientEarth: Environmental law charity using legal action and policy advocacy to drive climate and nature outcomes. Comparable to Hope for the Future as a UK-rooted climate advocacy charity influencing policy, but uses litigation rather than citizen training as its primary lever.
• Avaaz: Global online campaigning movement mobilising millions of members on climate, democracy, and justice issues. Overlaps with Hope for the Future's intersection of climate and democratic engagement, though operating at global scale rather than UK-domestic focus.
• Friends of the Earth England, Wales & Northern Ireland: One of the UK's largest environmental NGOs with active climate and nature policy campaigns. Comparable to Hope for the Future as a UK-based climate advocacy charity, but operates at significantly larger scale with broader issue scope.
• The Wildlife Trusts: UK umbrella of 46 wildlife trusts delivering nature and climate advocacy, policy engagement, and community programmes. Comparable as a UK-based environmental charity combining community action with political engagement on nature and climate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCHF4s9laXn3sgn7RVN3yh9A
• Facebookfacebook.com/Hope4TFuture
• Instagraminstagram.com/hopeforthefuture_uk
• Xx.com/hopeftfuture

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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