SMILE

Registered charity 1081362 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S ISLAND

RAISING FUNDS FOR OUR SCHOOL

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL.

Area of benefit: CHATHAM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£53k
Latest spending
£20k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had an excess of income over expenditure for the year ended 31 August 2025. The auditor confirmed that assets were sufficient to meet all liabilities in full. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £90,567.15.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Medway

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£53k£20k
31/08/2024£9k£17k
31/08/2023£39k£8k
31/08/2022£1k£2k
31/08/2021£0£123

Common questions

Is SMILE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had an excess of income over expenditure for the year ended 31 August 2025. The auditor confirmed that assets were sufficient to meet all liabilities in full. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £90,567.15. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/04/2002£1k"This Group Want To Improve The Environment Of The Island So It Can Be Enjoyed By All.Existing Flower Beds Will Be Raised To Children'S Viewi"