S.M.I.L.E LONDON & ESSEX

Registered charity 1177989 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting families living in crisis in London and Essex. All support is provided via a referral from a front line professional who know the families financial struggle.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£244k
Latest spending
£254k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £10,455 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £107,271. The trustees confirm the charity is in a good financial position with no uncertainties 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 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: Barking And Dagenham · Essex · Hackney · Havering · Redbridge · Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£244k£254k
31/03/2024£261k£218k
31/03/2023£188k£170k
31/03/2022£166k£137k
31/03/2021£163k£133k

Common questions

Is S.M.I.L.E LONDON & ESSEX financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £10,455 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £107,271. The trustees confirm the charity is in a good financial position with no uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds S.M.I.L.E LONDON & ESSEX?

Funders whose own accounts filings name S.M.I.L.E LONDON & ESSEX as a grant recipient include SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2024£20kSMILE Community Pantry
The National Lottery Community Fund24/02/2023£10kSMILE Community Pantry
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2021£10kSMILE in the community
The National Lottery Community Fund29/08/2019£234kBringing a SMILE to the community