The Hampstead Village Shul

Analysis

The Hampstead Village Shul is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2008, 18 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 company (Companies House number 06570781). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Hampstead Village Shul reported income of £563k and spending of £560k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £525k to £563k (+7.3%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Hampstead Village Shul sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The General Church of the New Jerusalem Council Limited (£563k), Portswood Gospel Hall Trust (£564k) and Swansea Minster (£563k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and investments 8.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 36 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.