THE N SMITH CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT

Registered charity 276660 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust is established for charitable purposes only and uses its investment income to support a broad range of charitable activities

Objects

SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND OBJECTS AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AND IN SUCH MANNER AND SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE SETTLOR MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BY A NOTICE DIRECT AND SUBJECT TO AND IN DEFAULT OF ANY SUCH DIRECTION AND IN SO FAR AS SUCH DIRECTION MAY NOT EXTEND AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR UNCONTROLLED DISCRETION DETERMINE. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE GOVERNING INSTRUMENT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Manchester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£140k
Latest spending
£176k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £5,386,158 to £5,090,917 due to a net loss of £295,241, driven primarily by investment revaluation losses. Administrative costs decreased significantly by 61% compared to the prior year, while charitable distributions increased to £116,750. The trustees report that the settlement has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months income (reserves figure: £5.1m)
“At any one time, the Trustees will normally have in hand accumulations of up to six months income as short term reserves” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Royce Peeling Green Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£140k£176k
05/04/2024£144k£156k
05/04/2023£151k£167k
05/04/2022£159k£119k
05/04/2021£141k£187k

Common questions

Is THE N SMITH CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £5,386,158 to £5,090,917 due to a net loss of £295,241, driven primarily by investment revaluation losses. Administrative costs decreased significantly by 61% compared to the prior year, while charitable distributions increased to £116,750. The trustees report that the settlement has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Royce Peeling Green Limited.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SMITH (HALTWHISTLE AND DISTRICT) CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE N SMITH CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT£140k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SMITH (HALTWHISTLE AND DISTRICT) CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£79k—0above—no doubt
THE GRAHAM AND DIANE SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£51k—0unclear—no doubt
NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£311k—0above—no doubt
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£157k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MARTIN SMITH FOUNDATION FY2025£113k—0above—no doubt

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