The Hampstead School of Art
Analysis
The Hampstead School of Art is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03015275). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Hampstead School of Art reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £963k to £1.1m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Hampstead School of Art sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Safety Wellbeing and Challenging Abuse (£1.1m), European College of Business and Management (£1.1m) and The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies (£1.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83%, trading 9.7%, donations and legacies 5.4% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.0%. Reserves of £859k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 5.4%
- Charitable activities 83%
- Trading 9.7%
- Investments 1.5%
In the charity's own words
The school provides scholarships to young people who wish to apply as candidates to art colleges who would not be able to fund their own courses. The students join our pre-foundation course - our first scholarship student is now studying jewellery making at Sir John Cass College - We hope to increase the number of scholarships as additional funds become available.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Safety Wellbeing and Challenging Abuse | Bootle | £1.1m |
| European College of Business and Management | London | £1.1m |
| The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies | Oxford | £1.1m |
| Education & Employers Taskforce | London | £1.2m |