Richard Smedley's Charity

Analysis

Richard Smedley's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Retford. It was registered in March 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Richard Smedley's Charity reported income of £15k and spending of £0, leaving 100% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £9,609 to £15k (+57%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 0.0% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Richard Smedley's Charity sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Goodhardt Family Charitable Trust (£15k), Manna Foodbank (£15k) and Gospel Advocate Relief Fund (£15k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.