Small Acts of Kindness

Analysis

Small Acts of Kindness is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tonbridge. It was registered in November 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Small Acts of Kindness reported income of £20k and spending of £9,409, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £826 to £20k (+2376%), an average of +123% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 1301%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Small Acts of Kindness sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Edburg's PTA (£20k), Harnham Day Centre (£21k) and Newington Green Alliance (£20k).