Henry Smith's Charity

Analysis

Henry Smith's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Godalming. It was registered in May 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Henry Smith's Charity reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,000 to £11k (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Henry Smith's Charity sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shirikiana (£11k), Taj Sultan Memorial Trust (£11k) and British Ophthalmic Anaesthesia Society (£11k).