Smethwick Asra Limited

Analysis

Smethwick Asra Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Smethwick. It was registered in December 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02173760). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Smethwick Asra Limited reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £855k to £1.4m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Smethwick Asra Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orthopaedic Research UK (£1.4m), Newham Music Trust (£1.4m) and Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Trust (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and trading 3.0%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £396k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 52 people.