The Lady Smith Memorial

Analysis

The Lady Smith Memorial is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in April 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Lady Smith Memorial reported income of £17k and spending of £16k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £12k to £17k (+41%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Lady Smith Memorial sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Watford Symphony Orchestra (£17k), The Blake Society at St James's (£17k) and Felling Male Voice Choir (£17k).