SMART SCHOOL COUNCILS COMMUNITY

Registered charity 1156110 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SMART SCHOOL COMMUNITY

We help young people to take an active role in their communities. We help them learn about democracy, teamwork, campaigning, project management and enterprise through taking part in inclusive school councils and other forms of collective action. To support this we provide resources, training and networking opportunities for young people and those who work with them.

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Latest income
£265k
Latest spending
£192k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity delivered a healthy surplus with unrestricted reserves rising to £82,691, exceeding its policy target of £60,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity operates on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£265k£192k
31/07/2024£220k£232k
31/07/2023£228k£248k
31/07/2022£195k£230k
31/07/2021£230k£166k

Common questions

Is SMART SCHOOL COUNCILS COMMUNITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity delivered a healthy surplus with unrestricted reserves rising to £82,691, exceeding its policy target of £60,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity operates on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SMART SCHOOL COUNCILS COMMUNITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SMART SCHOOL COUNCILS COMMUNITY as a grant recipient include UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
UBS UK Donor-Advised FoundationFY2021£75k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Greater London Authority01/09/2019£20kSmart School Councils
The National Lottery Community Fund15/10/2014£10kSchool Councils Awards Haringey