Smart Works North East

Analysis

Smart Works North East is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 11115960). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Smart Works North East reported income of £299k and spending of £263k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £119k to £299k (+152%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Smart Works North East sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Neu Trust Fund Limited (£299k), South Wales Law Centre (£299k) and Disability Support (£298k).