Hampstead Norreys Amenities Trust

Analysis

Hampstead Norreys Amenities Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thatcham. It was registered in January 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Hampstead Norreys Amenities Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £29k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £678 to £20k (+2893%), an average of +134% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 4550%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Hampstead Norreys Amenities Trust sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coombe Bissett (£20k), Broadway Village Hall (£20k) and The Charnock Richard Community Centre Trust (£20k).