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SMS Foundation

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1191346LondonPoverty relief
Income£229k2025-07-31
Spending£200ksame year
Spent / received30%5-year average
Size in its cause78th pctPoverty relief
Registered2020Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

SMS Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12750793). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, SMS Foundation reported income of £229k and spending of £200k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £229k (-85%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income dropped by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, SMS Foundation 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 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God - RCCG Living Praise Sunderland (£229k), Monty's Community Hub (£229k) and Rowner Community Trust (£229k).

Income and spending

£0£386k£772k£1.2m£1.5m2021 Income: £1,543,7692021 Spending: £7,89020212022 Income: £197,6612022 Spending: £160,72020222023 Income: £192,8342023 Spending: £174,38420232024 Income: £142,5062024 Spending: £145,27220242025 Income: £228,8152025 Spending: £200,1122025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

To advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the trustees see fitfrom time to time particularly but not limited to advancing the Jewish religion, advancing Jewish religiouseducation and the alleviation of poverty among the Jewish community throughout the world.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Redeemed Christian Church of God - RCCG Living Praise SunderlandSunderland£229k
Monty's Community HubSouthampton£229k
Rowner Community TrustGosport£229k
The Shrimati Pushpa Wati Loomba Memorial FoundationLondon£229k