HEY SMILE FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1125856 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KCFM BENEVOLENT FUND, KCFM SMILE FOUNDATION
Hey Smile Foundation is a collaborative that uses its skills and resources to help provide a voice and build stronger foundations to small charitable organisations within Hull & East Yorkshire. This is delivered by utilising the resources of the Smile Foundation and that of the community of Hull & East Yorkshire. These activities are not exhaustive and will develop to the needs of our community.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £477,953 for the year, driven by lower donations and the completion of commissioned contracts. Unrestricted reserves decreased to £869,145, which remains within the trustees' stated policy target of 6-9 months of running costs. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 6-9 months running costs (held: £869k)
“The trustees set the reserves policy in line with national best practice and look for 6-9 months running costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to charity where trustee is a trustee
“Grants totalling £5,600 were paid to Pocklington Rugby in the Community (2022 - £2,000), a charity of which Andrew Bowden is a trustee.” — page 37
“A grant of £10,000 was paid to Hull LGBT+ Community Pride (2022 - Enil) a charity which Jamie Lewis was a trustee.” — page 37
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to charity where former trustee was a trustee
“Grants totalling £5,600 were paid to Pocklington Rugby in the Community (2022 - £2,000), a charity of which Andrew Bowden is a trustee.” — page 37
“A grant of £10,000 was paid to Hull LGBT+ Community Pride (2022 - Enil) a charity which Jamie Lewis was a trustee.” — page 37
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to company where trustee is a Director
“Grants totalling £5,600 were paid to Pocklington Rugby in the Community (2022 - £2,000), a charity of which Andrew Bowden is a trustee.” — page 37
“A grant of £10,000 was paid to Hull LGBT+ Community Pride (2022 - Enil) a charity which Jamie Lewis was a trustee.” — page 37
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to company related via CEO's partner
“Grants totalling £5,600 were paid to Pocklington Rugby in the Community (2022 - £2,000), a charity of which Andrew Bowden is a trustee.” — page 37
“A grant of £10,000 was paid to Hull LGBT+ Community Pride (2022 - Enil) a charity which Jamie Lewis was a trustee.” — page 37
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchases on behalf of charity where trustee is a trustee
“Grants totalling £5,600 were paid to Pocklington Rugby in the Community (2022 - £2,000), a charity of which Andrew Bowden is a trustee.” — page 37
“A grant of £10,000 was paid to Hull LGBT+ Community Pride (2022 - Enil) a charity which Jamie Lewis was a trustee.” — page 37
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Smailes Goldie Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
What the charity says about itself
From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.
The report breaks down the present value by stakeholder group.
“Charities, Groups and Organisations: £222,111.21 (44.28%)”
The report identifies the largest category of impact by outcome.
“Capacity building for charities and community groups: £385,157.91 (76.79%)”
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — HEY Smile Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Jamie Lewis MBE — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Trish Dalby — Chair of Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- National Lottery — “National Lottery funding secured for nature and health programme” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- ROSS, Kenneth — director, appointed 14/12/2023on trustee list
- SYKES, Catherine Elizabeth — director, appointed 14/12/2023on trustee list
- DALBY, Patricia Mary — director, appointed 12/03/2020on trustee list
- WIGGLESWORTH, Timothy John — director, appointed 12/03/2020on trustee list
- PHILLIPS, Catherine Sarah — director, appointed 12/12/2019on trustee list
- MILNER, Andrew, Dr — director, appointed 01/08/2012on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (70% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (02/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (10/03/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HEY SMILE FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £477,953 for the year, driven by lower donations and the completion of commissioned contracts. Unrestricted reserves decreased to £869,145, which remains within the trustees' stated policy target of 6-9 months of running costs. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Smailes Goldie Chartered Accountants.
Who funds HEY SMILE FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HEY SMILE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, HELP FOR HEALTH, THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUST.
Shared trustees with funders
Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
Funders of similar charities
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