Smart Works (Greater Manchester)

Analysis

Smart Works (Greater Manchester) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09425123). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Smart Works (Greater Manchester) reported income of £380k and spending of £376k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £172k to £380k (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Smart Works (Greater Manchester) sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brighton and Hove City Mission (£380k), Level Trust (£381k) and Unity Centre Rotherham (£380k).