SMILE FOR LIFE CHILDRENS CHARITY

Registered charity 1129935 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We support disabled and disadvantaged youngsters to live a happy and easier life. We provide specialist equipment, wonderful experiences and short breaks for families often in desperate need. Our Cafe Beam is a community coffee shop run entirely by young people with special needs providing hands on work experience, new skills and confidence to enter the world of paid employment.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £26,020, recovering from a deficit in the previous year. The trustees confirm the charity is in a strong financial position and that no material uncertainties exist regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Smile for Life Children's Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Sage UK — “We were delighted to work with a team from Sage UK to strip the room then paint, carpet, furnish and provide beautiful finishing touches to …” (source page)
• UNW accountants — “Our team assessed her garden at home and together with a team of volunteers from UNW accountants, planned a new allergy free garden for Sava…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• MARGERY GLEDSONchair
• Dr Dillon Robson
• Dr JAN WELBURY
• NIGEL COATES · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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