The Smorthwaite Charity for the Benefit of the Inhabitants of West Witton Wensleydale Yorkshire

Analysis

The Smorthwaite Charity for the Benefit of the Inhabitants of West Witton Wensleydale Yorkshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leyburn. It was registered in April 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Smorthwaite Charity for the Benefit of the Inhabitants of West Witton Wensleydale Yorkshire reported income of £28k and spending of £8,835, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £16k to £28k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Smorthwaite Charity for the Benefit of the Inhabitants of West Witton Wensleydale Yorkshire sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mrs Gilliat's Almshouses (£28k), Thetford Municipal and United Almshouse Charity (£28k) and The Fennell Memorial Homes (£28k).