The Sydney Smith Trust

Analysis

The Sydney Smith Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Whiteley. It was registered in June 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending November 2025, The Sydney Smith Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £1,134, leaving 90% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to November 2025, income grew from £9,397 to £11k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Sydney Smith Trust sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Leonard's Neighbourhood Association (£11k), Dream Lab Foundation (£11k) and Benwick Village Hall (£11k).