Henry Smith Fund - Shere

Analysis

Henry Smith Fund - Shere is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Henry Smith Fund - Shere reported income of £16k and spending of £17k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £18k to £16k (-7.0%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Henry Smith Fund - Shere sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% 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 Good Samaritan Orphanage India and MFRP (Mission for the Rural People) (£16k), Monmouth Charity (£16k) and Forever Eight (£16k).