SMD Foundation

Analysis

SMD Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09881780). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending November 2024, SMD Foundation reported income of £223k and spending of £205k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2024, income fell from £235k to £223k (-5.0%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, SMD Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Up 'n Away (£223k), The Frederick Mulder Foundation (£223k) and Dewsbury Gospel Church (£223k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.