Smawthorne Community Project

Analysis

Smawthorne Community Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in January 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04270012). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Smawthorne Community Project reported income of £22k and spending of £30k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £18k to £22k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Smawthorne Community Project 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 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of the Channel Trust Fund (£22k), The Jecta Trust (£22k) and Rotary Club of Mendip Trust Fund (£22k).