Blue Smile Project

Analysis

Blue Smile Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07411348). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Blue Smile Project reported income of £504k and spending of £559k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £494k to £504k (+2.0%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Blue Smile Project sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre (£504k), Harnhill Centre of Christian Healing (£505k) and Salford Women's Aid (£504k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70%, charitable activities 29% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 22%. Reserves of £325k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.