The Matt Hampson Foundation
Key takeaways
- The Foundation's stated focus is people aged 16 or over with serious injury or disability arising primarily from sport, across the UK and the Republic of Ireland, so work in that area is the closest fit.
- It does not fund people under 16, or people over 45 unless they are competitive sportspersons over 45 with a life-changing sporting injury, so projects outside those limits should not approach it.
- The annual report gives no grants figure and no grant range is stated, so there is no basis for sizing a request; keep any ask modest and specific.
- No application process for organisations is published, and the only stated route is for a young person affected by a serious sporting injury to email the Foundation, while the Charity Commission register records no grants to institutions for its latest reported year, so an organisation seeking a grant should expect a long shot.
Overview
The Matt Hampson Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1139823).
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Foundation provides advice, support, relief and treatment for people aged 16 or over with serious injury or disability primarily arising from sport. Its purpose is to inspire and support young people seriously injured through sport, helping people with life-changing injuries through expert physiotherapy, specialist personal training, wellbeing support, mentoring and advice. It offers residential rehabilitation and regional hubs, with support tailored to each beneficiary, and the Athlete Development Programme provides advice on careers and para-sport. Its stated areas of assistance also include financial help, technology and equipment, information, and use of the Get Busy Living Centre. It builds a community where beneficiaries and families share experience and support one another; its charitable activities also include grants to institutions with similar objectives.
Themes
- Mentoring and friendship
- Information and advice
- Financial assistance
- Technology and equipment
- Physiotherapy
- Get Busy Living Centre
Geographic Focus
All over the UK; Republic Of Ireland.
What they don't fund
- Persons over 45 years, except competitive sportspersons over the age of 45 years who have experienced a life-changing injury through sport
- People under 16 years of age
How to apply
For individual support, a young person affected by a serious sporting injury can email the Foundation to discuss how it might help.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £690,457 | £557,043 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £1,488,094 | £1,219,273 | £10,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £1,553,791 | £1,736,774 | £5,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £1,435,565 | £1,618,319 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £1,700,383 | £1,587,708 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
— No grants figure for those years.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- matthampsonfoundation.org
- matthampsonfoundation.org/about-us · read on 30 October 2026
- matthampsonfoundation.org/get-support/how-we-can-help · read on 30 October 2026
- matthampsonfoundation.org/get-support/eligibility-criteria · read on 30 October 2026
- matthampsonfoundation.org/what-we-do · read on 30 October 2026
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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