CHRISTINA SMITH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1177674 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Christina Smith Foundation makes grants to organisations and individuals. As a registered charity, the Foundation can only make grants to support activity which is charitable in law. The Trustees regularly review their priorities in grant making and currently prioritise projects advancing charitable purposes relating to the advancement of the arts, architecture and education.

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Latest income

£250k

Latest spending

£259k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £8,824 for the year ended 5th April 2025, resulting in closing reserves of £1,176. The charity made charitable donations totaling £258,694 during the year, funded by donations received. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or compliance with regulations.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALEXANDER RONALD JOHN SMITH
CHANTELLE CULSHAW
Dr Deborah Alison Saunt · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£250k	£259k
05/04/2024	£48k	£38k
05/04/2023	£176k	£176k
05/04/2022	£199k	£199k
05/04/2021	£56k	£0

Common questions

Is CHRISTINA SMITH FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £8,824 for the year ended 5th April 2025, resulting in closing reserves of £1,176. The charity made charitable donations totaling £258,694 during the year, funded by donations received. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or compliance with regulations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE HAPPY BABY COMMUNITY	1	£29k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MARTIN SMITH FOUNDATION.

THE MARTIN SMITH FOUNDATION income £1.3m
THE SMITH FOUNDATION income £13.4m
THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATION income £104k
PAUL SMITH'S FOUNDATION income £423k
THE KATHLEEN SMITH FOUNDATION income £103k
THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION income £867k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHRISTINA SMITH FOUNDATION	£250k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MARTIN SMITH FOUNDATION FY2024	£1.3m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE SMITH FOUNDATION FY2025	£13.4m	£100,001 - £110,000	9	above	—	no doubt
THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATION FY2025	£104k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PAUL SMITH'S FOUNDATION FY2025	£423k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE KATHLEEN SMITH FOUNDATION FY2025	£103k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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