SPREAD A SMILE

Registered charity 1152205 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as -

To enhance the wellbeing of seriously ill children, their siblings and families. Through the provision of entertainment and family events, we help young patients and their families cope with the pain and anxiety of serious illness and hospitalisation.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £76,285, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £1,178,390. The trustees' report indicates that the charity holds unrestricted reserves consistent with a policy target of six months of unrestricted expenditure. The auditors confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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 audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Spread a Smile (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).

• The National Lottery Community Fund — “The National Lottery Community Fund” (source page)
• Canary Wharf Contractors Fund — “‘ It is such a privilege to support Spread a Smile. The Canary Wharf Contractors Fund have loved building a relationship with the team there…” (source page)
• LMAC Group Ltd — ““We first crossed paths with Spread a Smile a few years ago when we donated to the crowdfunding page of Rob Threadgold ( Chair of Spread a S…” (source page)
• Hilco Capital — ““We’re delighted to partner with Spread a Smile following a fun day of volunteering with the team at Christmas. We love what they do and hav…” (source page)
• Downing — ““It has been our privilege to be part of the Spread a Smile story and the incredibly important work that they do. Our partnership has far su…” (source page)
• Riding House Café — ““We are proud to partner with Spread a Smile. As well as utilising our space to host events, we are fully committed to continue to raising …” (source page)
• Broadcast Revolution — “Broadcast Revolution is a specialist broadcast PR agency that provides a fresh and creative way to deliver quality coverage for brands thr…” (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 ~6.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (89% 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: 23.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Paul Godfreychair
• Andrew Bloom
• Dr Fiona Hikmet
• Dr Sanjiv Patel
• Edward James Stanton Gordon-Hall
• Elizabeth Gould
• PAUL CROCKER
• Samuel Anstey
• Vanessa Crocker

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

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

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

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SINCERE SUPPORT.

• SINCERE SUPPORT income £122k
• THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP income £5.5m
• RAINBOW TRUST CHILDREN'S CHARITY income £5.3m
• THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHARITY income £5.4m
• LENNOX CHILDRENS CANCER FUND income £1.4m
• ONCE UPON A SMILE LIMITED income £531k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.