The Samuel Wallace Smedley Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Samuel Wallace Smedley Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leamington Spa. It was registered in April 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Samuel Wallace Smedley Charitable Trust reported income of £232k and spending of £193k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £184k to £232k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Samuel Wallace Smedley Charitable Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Plaxton Family Housing Trust (£231k), The Christ Church Trust (£232k) and The North Memorial Homes City of Leicester (£231k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The relief, either generally or individually, of elderly and or disabled persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Plaxton Family Housing Trust | Scarborough | £231k |
| The Christ Church Trust | Hertfordshire | £232k |
| The North Memorial Homes City of Leicester | Leicestershire | £231k |
| Ashbourne Almshouse Charity | Derbyshire | £233k |