The John Hampden Grammar School Fund
Analysis
The John Hampden Grammar School Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Wycombe. It was registered in February 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides other finance.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The John Hampden Grammar School Fund reported income of £48k and spending of £20k, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £74k to £48k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The John Hampden Grammar School Fund sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% 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 Friends of Henry Maynard School (£48k), The Midland Institute of Otorhinolaryngology (£48k) and All Cannings Preschool (£48k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To raise money from parents, guardians and former pupils of John Hampden Grammar School and spend it on the purchase of educational equipment and related facilities that enhance the learning of pupils at the school and which costs cannot be met from annual government funding.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Henry Maynard School | London | £48k |
| The Midland Institute of Otorhinolaryngology | Nottingham | £48k |
| All Cannings Preschool | Wiltshire | £48k |
| Cylch Meithrin Carmel | Caernarfon | £48k |