Spread a Smile

Analysis

Spread a Smile is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 08443236). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Spread a Smile reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £2.2m (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Spread a Smile sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Third Sector Together North West London (£2.2m), Sefton Carers Centre (£2.2m) and Community Leisure Services Partnership (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%, trading 8.5% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.