The Clapton Meeting Room Trust

Analysis

The Clapton Meeting Room Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Clapton Meeting Room Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £79k, spending 259% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £605 to £30k (+4910%), an average of +166% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 1850%. Over the whole period it spent 164% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Clapton Meeting Room Trust sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Grange Church (£30k), Rhema House of Faith (£30k) and Notgrove Village Hall (£30k).