How many people the foundation and centre have supported over the years, Hampson can’t put an exact number on.
But it is hundreds who have sought access to expert physiotherapists, specialist personal trainers, wellbeing support and other tailored healthy living advice at the centre.
Accommodation has been set up there recently to help offer even greater levels of access, and there are further redevelopment plans for the site and aspirations to expand its reach with satellite centres around the country.
Some people who have come through the centre have even gone on establish themselves as athletes, competing at the Paralympic Games. Among them are Nick Cummins and Jamie Stead, who were both part of ParalympicsGB’s gold medal-winning wheelchair rugby side at the Tokyo games in 2021.
Graham Lee, a Grand National-winning jockey who suffered a spinal injury in 2024 in a riding accident, went direct to the centre from hospital to start his rehabilitation.
“The second I got out of the van, Matt was there,” Lee said. “He is a class act in every way.”
When Hampson turned 40 last year, he spoke of his pride in how he, and those he works with, have “shaken things up for the disability world”.
“The world is a lot more inclusive. You were just existing back then,” Hampson said when reflecting on the support he received after he first left hospital with his injury.
“Now you can get busy living and you can do things. It’s a challenge, every day is a challenge, but it makes it enjoyable and makes it worthwhile.
“You feel like you are actually getting somewhere, actually changing the world for disabled people but also changing the world for a lot of other people as well.
“I’m immensely proud of what we do here.”
