Smile Child Sponsorship
Analysis
Smile Child Sponsorship is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Westbury. It was registered in September 2024, 2 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 makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Smile Child Sponsorship reported income of £36k and spending of £28k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2025 to March 2026, income grew from £7,355 to £36k (+388%), an average of +388% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 388%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Smile Child Sponsorship sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% 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 Skegness Community Church (£36k), The Wilkinson, Cobb and Hodgson Trust (£36k) and The Pitstone Parish Charity (£36k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We relieve poverty, in particular, but not exclusively, those who are orphans residing at Smile Childrens Charity Village in Uganda and other children and young people in the surrounding area, through providing or assisting in the provision of education and training, educational facilities and such other ways as the trustees may determine. Many of the orphans are South Sudanese refugees.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Skegness Community Church | County (optional) | £36k |
| The Wilkinson, Cobb and Hodgson Trust | York | £36k |
| The Pitstone Parish Charity | Leighton Buzzard | £36k |
| The Mayor of Barnet's Benevolent Fund | London | £36k |