Smart Citizens Charitable Foundation

Analysis

Smart Citizens Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Smart Citizens Charitable Foundation reported income of £158k and spending of £158k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £64k to £158k (+147%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 307%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Smart Citizens Charitable Foundation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Action Partnership (Leicestershire) (£158k), Age Concern Crediton (£158k) and Hoylake Parade Community Centre (£158k).