Smart Works Yorkshire

Analysis

Smart Works Yorkshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 12059540). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Smart Works Yorkshire reported income of £507k and spending of £322k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £90k to £507k (+462%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Smart Works Yorkshire sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Mary's (Bramall Lane) Community Centre (£507k), The Nottingham Arimathea Trust (£508k) and The Coastguard Association Charity (£507k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88% and trading 11%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.8%. Reserves of £52k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.