The S M B Trust

Analysis

The S M B Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The S M B Trust reported income of £680k and spending of £555k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £502k to £680k (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 S M B Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northumberland Football Association Limited (£679k), Avenue Tennis (£681k) and Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ United Kingdom (£679k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 27%. Grants to other organisations totalled £396k. Reserves of £19.1m would cover about 407 months of spending at that rate.