South Hampstead Charitable Trust
Analysis
South Hampstead Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, South Hampstead Charitable Trust reported income of £934k and spending of £764k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £235k to £934k (+297%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 18865%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, South Hampstead Charitable Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Toldos Aharon Trust Limited (£931k), Mid Cornwall Circuit, The Methodist Church (£934k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke and Christ Church, Chelsea (£931k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £734k.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 100%
In the charity's own words
To establish and maintain a synagogue or synagogues and related community facilities; to advance the education of the public in the Jewish religious and the many facets of the Jewish culture in particular but not exclusively by the provision of lectures and seminars of Jewish history, the Jewish religion, Jewish Philosophy and the Hebrew language ? both modern and biblical
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Toldos Aharon Trust Limited | London | £931k |
| Mid Cornwall Circuit, The Methodist Church | Truro | £934k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke and Christ Church, Chelsea | London | £931k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul's, St Albans | Hertfordshire | £935k |