The Martin Smith Foundation
Analysis
The Martin Smith Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08336723). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Martin Smith Foundation reported income of £113k and spending of £232k, spending 204% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £31k to £113k (+263%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1337%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Martin Smith Foundation sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sheerwater Muslim Education and Welfare Trust (£113k), Trinity Vineyard Church (£113k) and Coventry Iqra Trust UK (£113k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity's aim and object is to be charitable in any part of the world and in particular (but without prejudice to thegenerality of the foregoing): the performing arts; education; ecology and the environment; recreational sport; the relief ofpoverty; and religion.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sheerwater Muslim Education and Welfare Trust | Surrey | £113k |
| Trinity Vineyard Church | Woolwich | £113k |
| Coventry Iqra Trust UK | Coventry | £113k |
| Leys Community Development Initiative | Oxford | £114k |