SPREADING SMILES FOUNDATION
We are an international non-profit organisation with dedicated programmes to help the poor and needy by reaching out to individuals, caring for orphans, widows, aiding the sick, homeless, and vulnerable, empowering individuals, and delivering emergency aid in response to crisis situations. We support local food bank and community kitchen to aid those facing rising living cost.
Objects
The prevention or relief of poverty in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Morocco byproviding grants, items, and services to individuals in need and/or to charitiesor other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net income of £2,424 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £34,119 and total expenditure of £31,695. Unrestricted reserves stood at £9,201, which the trustees stated was below the level considered desirable, although reserves have increased since the reporting date. The charity operates on a 100% donation policy with no staff employed, relying on trustees and volunteers.
What the accounts disclose
“At 31 December 2025, unrestricted funds were £9,201, which was below the level considered desirable by the trustees.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 10
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 10
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 10
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- Sumaira Ahmedchair
- Faraq Hatari
- Waqar Ahmed
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £34k | £32k |
| 31/12/2024 | £47k | £48k |
| 31/12/2023 | £43k | £35k |
Common questions
Is SPREADING SMILES FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income of £2,424 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £34,119 and total expenditure of £31,695. Unrestricted reserves stood at £9,201, which the trustees stated was below the level considered desirable, although reserves have increased since the reporting date. The charity operates on a 100% donation policy with no staff employed, relying on trustees and volunteers. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK | 1 | £375k |
| THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN VALUES | 1 | £155k |
| Flat Iron Trust | 1 | £110k |
| THE BAND TRUST | 1 | £93k |
| CANARY WHARF CONTRACTORS FUND | 1 | £86k |
| THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION | 1 | £60k |
| THE TOY TRUST | 1 | £55k |
| THE CLARKSON FOUNDATION | 1 | £54k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPREADING SMILES FOUNDATION | £34k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| SPREAD A SMILE | £2.2m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SMILE INTERNATIONAL | £244k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SMILE AID | £230k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SUPPORTING LIVES | £134k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FEEDING FAMILIES | £913k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |