The Smith Foundation

Analysis

The Smith Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighouse. It was registered in January 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Smith Foundation reported income of £13.4m and spending of £11.8m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.0m to £13.4m (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Smith Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vocational Training Charitable Trust (£13.4m), The Vernon Educational Trust Limited (£13.5m) and Queen Elizabeth's Hospital (£13.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £3.6m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 229 people.