Gift a Smile

Analysis

Gift a Smile is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08109900). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Gift a Smile reported income of £141k and spending of £126k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £10 to £141k (+1412550%), an average of +990% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 2383990%. 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, Gift a Smile 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 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include TB Alert (£141k), Children's Hearts UK (£141k) and Demesne Community Association (£141k).