Friends of Smyrna Home
Analysis
Friends of Smyrna Home is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Egham. It was registered in January 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08322689). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Smyrna Home reported income of £25k and spending of £5,188, leaving 79% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £34k to £25k (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends of Smyrna Home sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rotary Club of Woodbridge Trust Fund (£25k), Dialog Centre UK (£25k) and Friends of Neol Holmes Memorial Hospital and West Haven Children Home (£25k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance the Christian Faith in such ways and in such parts of India and the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit; andto relieve sickness, poverty and hardship among children and people living in India and elsewhere by the provision of shelter, food, health, education and other such charitable services as the trustees from time to time deem appropriate.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Rotary Club of Woodbridge Trust Fund | Suffolk | £25k |
| Dialog Centre UK | UK | £25k |
| Friends of Neol Holmes Memorial Hospital and West Haven Children Home | London | £25k |
| Action for Ingwavuma | Hertfordshire | £25k |