Make Them Smile

Analysis

Make Them Smile is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07525980). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Make Them Smile reported income of £483k and spending of £416k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £166k to £483k (+191%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2026, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Make Them Smile sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% 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 Stepping Stones (Luton) (£483k), Samara's Aid Appeal (£483k) and Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard (£483k).