Hampden Chapel

Analysis

Hampden Chapel is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Hampden Chapel reported income of £47k and spending of £62k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £32k to £47k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 163% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hampden Chapel sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lye Community Centre (£47k), The U Foundation Ltd (£47k) and The Glorious Kingdom Church (£47k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.