Hampton Fuel Allotment

Analysis

Hampton Fuel Allotment is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampton. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Hampton Fuel Allotment reported income of £1.2m and spending of £3.2m, spending 270% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £1.9m to £1.2m (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 190% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hampton Fuel Allotment 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 The Irish Guards Charity (£1.2m), Everyday Church (£1.2m) and The Sola Trust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 98% and charitable activities 2.1%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.4m. Reserves of £10.8m would cover about 40 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.

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.