The Owen Smith Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Owen Smith Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kington. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Owen Smith Charitable Trust reported income of £72k and spending of £45k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 20% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Owen Smith Charitable Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Smiles and Memories (S.a.m) Fund (£72k), Platform 1 (£72k) and Keswick Youth Centre Services CIO (£72k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To: -Educate and inform the public about nature, wildlife, food & nutrition. -Teach people how to grow healthy nutritious food -Enhance health & wellbeing through access to true nature-Provide habitat for indigenous wildlife to help reverse species extinction -Research gardening techniques with the potential to restore soil health and store atmospheric carbon to mitigate climate change
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Smiles and Memories (S.a.m) Fund | Romford | £72k |
| Platform 1 | Huddersfield | £72k |
| Keswick Youth Centre Services CIO | Cumbria | £72k |
| Peterborough Volunteer Fire Brigade | Peterborough | £72k |