Henry Smith's Charity

Analysis

Henry Smith's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Addlestone. It was registered in July 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 September 2026, Henry Smith's Charity reported income of £19k and spending of £20k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2026, income fell from £21k to £19k (-8.3%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Abidoon Trust (£19k), Christ Apostolic Church Throne of Grace and Mercy (£19k) and The Church and Town Estate Including Allotment Lands (£19k).