HEY SMILE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1125856 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KCFM BENEVOLENT FUND, KCFM SMILE FOUNDATION

Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2022

Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total funds increased to £4,091,001, with unrestricted reserves standing at £1,448,658. The trustees' report notes that the organization strengthened its financial position with turnover rising to £2.4m and assets to £4.1m. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Smailes Goldie Chartered Accountants.

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

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).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.9m
Reserves (reported)
£966k
Employees
29

Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.9m£1.9m
31/12/2023£1.7m£2.2m
31/12/2022£2.4m£2.4m
31/12/2021£1.6m£1.5m
31/12/2020£1.8m£1.4m

Common questions

Is HEY SMILE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity's total funds increased to £4,091,001, with unrestricted reserves standing at £1,448,658. The trustees' report notes that the organization strengthened its financial position with turnover rising to £2.4m and assets to £4.1m. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2022 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.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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