Smiling Families

Analysis

Smiling Families is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Solihull. It was registered in June 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Smiling Families reported income of £36k and spending of £31k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £34k to £36k (+4.5%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Smiling Families sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 6th Staines (Christ Church) Scout Group (£36k), 1st Wentwood Scout Group (£36k) and Shirley Lions Club (CIO) (£36k).