The John Hampden War Memorial Scholarship Fund

Analysis

The John Hampden War Memorial Scholarship Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stafford. It was registered in December 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The John Hampden War Memorial Scholarship Fund reported income of £14k and spending of £14k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £14k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 War Memorial Scholarship Fund sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thurgarton Village Hall (£14k), Birchwood Parents, Staff & Friends Association (£14k) and Kingsbrook View Primary Academy PTFA (£14k).