The Vassar-Smith Fund

Analysis

The Vassar-Smith Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in August 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Vassar-Smith Fund reported income of £44k and spending of £24k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £36k to £44k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 68% 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 Vassar-Smith Fund sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nottingham Bridge Club (£44k), Rumburgh & St Michael Village Hall Management Committee (£44k) and The Newport Pagnell and District Youth Club (£44k).