Smilestar

Analysis

Smilestar is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07180875). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Smilestar reported income of £286k and spending of £274k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £27k to £286k (+957%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 365%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Smilestar sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citizens Advice Cumbria (£286k), West Billericay Community Association Limited (£286k) and The Guild of the Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew (£286k).