SMILEYARK KIDS

Registered charity 1180233 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance and provide facilities for education, training, social welfare, recreation and other leisure timeactivities with the object of improving the conditions and quality of life of children and families in theLondon borough of Bexley and surrounding areas.The organisation carry out its purposes by offering Breakfast, After School and Holiday Club facilities for children aged 4-11 years.

Objects

1. TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE PERSONS IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH CARE, EDUCATION AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£245k
Latest spending
£194k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net incoming resource of £51,218, increasing its total unrestricted funds to £231,859. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient cash resources and maintains a policy of keeping surplus liquid funds in banks to guarantee security and immediate access. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or risks that threaten 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

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £232k)
“The trustees have establsiehd a reserves policy to ensure that the charity maintains an appropriate level of unrestricted funds that are feely available to support its operations.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bexley · Greenwich

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£245k£194k
31/08/2024£173k£188k
31/08/2023£213k£194k
31/08/2022£241k£207k
31/08/2021£280k£208k

Common questions

Is SMILEYARK KIDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net incoming resource of £51,218, increasing its total unrestricted funds to £231,859. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient cash resources and maintains a policy of keeping surplus liquid funds in banks to guarantee security and immediate access. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or risks that threaten the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government02/10/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund29/05/2020£10kSmileyArk Community Outreach (COVID19)

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 SMILE FOR LIFE CHILDRENS CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SMILEYARK KIDS£245k—0unclear—no doubt
SMILE FOR LIFE CHILDRENS CHARITY FY2025£657k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ARK FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE FY2025£391k—0below—noted
THE ARK AT WELLIN LANE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt
SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL FY2025£150k—0unclear—no doubt
KIDS CARE LONDON FY2025£780k—0unclear—no doubt

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