Henry Smith's Charity

Analysis

Henry Smith's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Henry Smith's Charity reported income of £16k and spending of £10k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £12k to £16k (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Henry Smith's Charity sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Johnston Family Charity (£16k), Charity of Thomas Powell (£16k) and Ashford Relief in Need Charities (£16k).