West Smethwick Enterprise

Analysis

West Smethwick Enterprise is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10617147). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, West Smethwick Enterprise reported income of £824k and spending of £779k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £566k to £824k (+46%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, West Smethwick Enterprise sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southside Family Project (£823k), Citizens Advice Newcastle (£825k) and Debt Justice (£823k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81% and donations and legacies 19%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £211k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.