S.m.i.l.e London & Essex

Analysis

S.m.i.l.e London & Essex is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romford. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, S.m.i.l.e London & Essex reported income of £235k and spending of £246k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £166k to £235k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, S.m.i.l.e London & Essex sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City Life Church - Sunderland (£235k), Yad Toiva (The Kind Hand) Trust (£235k) and Tenbury Nils Scheme (£235k).