THE SAMUEL WALLACE SMEDLEY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 247231 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S W SMEDLEY CHARITABLE TRUST

The relief, either generally or individually, of elderly and or disabled persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£232k

Latest spending

£193k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £5,672,339 to £5,662,420 due to a net loss on investments of £49,198 outweighing incoming resources. The charity reports that its Special Repairs Fund remains above the level required to meet future repair obligations, and the trustees confirm that resources are adequate for continuing operations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Monthly maintenance income (47% of income)

“Monthly maintenance income 108,716” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: twenty-year repair cycle (held: £5.7m)

“The fund remains above the level required to meet future repair obligations assuming a twenty-year repair cycle.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Green. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

IAN WALLACE SMEDLEYchair
CLARE FRANCES SMEDLEY
DAVID DANIEL SALMON
ELIZABETH CHRISTINE MORRIS · trustee of 1 other charity
Robert John Booty · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£232k	£193k
05/04/2024	£221k	£166k
05/04/2023	£201k	£123k
05/04/2022	£225k	£167k
05/04/2021	£184k	£126k

Common questions

Is THE SAMUEL WALLACE SMEDLEY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £5,672,339 to £5,662,420 due to a net loss on investments of £49,198 outweighing incoming resources. The charity reports that its Special Repairs Fund remains above the level required to meet future repair obligations, and the trustees confirm that resources are adequate for continuing operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Green.

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
UNSEEN (UK)	1	£20k
THE PWC FOUNDATION	1	£10k
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.1m
THE SOCIETY FOR RELIEF OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF MEDICAL MEN income £256k
THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON TRUST income £181k
SALAM CHARITY income £2.7m
THE FARRER TRUST income £238k
THE KEN AND EDNA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST income £184k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SAMUEL WALLACE SMEDLEY CHARITABLE TRUST	£232k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR RELIEF OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF MEDICAL MEN FY2025	£256k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON TRUST FY2024	£181k	—	above	—	no doubt
SALAM CHARITY FY2025	£2.7m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FARRER TRUST FY2025	£238k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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