Reardon Smith Nautical Trust

Analysis

Reardon Smith Nautical Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Vale of Glamorgan. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Reardon Smith Nautical Trust reported income of £126k and spending of £230k, spending 183% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £119k to £126k (+5.8%), an average of +1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 149% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Reardon Smith Nautical Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nacton and Bucklesham Under Fives (£126k), Hepworth Pre-School and Out of School Club (£126k) and Essex Road Pre-School (£125k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.