SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 288570 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trustees have full discretionary powers to apply income and capital of the trust for charitable objects and purposes in the United Kingdom or worldwide as they may think fit.

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

Latest income

£230k

Latest spending

£232k

Registered

1984

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The Smith Charitable Trust holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £5.98 million, primarily held in investments and cash. The trust reported a net decrease in capital value during the year due to significant unrealized losses on investment revaluations. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Income from Fuller Smith & Turner shares 172,660” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

PAUL ANDREW SHEILS · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter John Turner · trustee of 1 other charity
RICHARD HAMILTON FLEETWOOD FULLER · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£230k	£232k
05/04/2024	£214k	£218k
05/04/2023	£160k	£162k
05/04/2022	£75k	£95k
05/04/2021	£21k	£14k

Common questions

Is SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The Smith Charitable Trust holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £5.98 million, primarily held in investments and cash. The trust reported a net decrease in capital value during the year due to significant unrealized losses on investment revaluations. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED	1	£5k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEWS, SURBITON	1	£685

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RICHARD J LIVINGSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST.

RICHARD J LIVINGSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST income £146k
THE ALAN AND BABETTE SAINSBURY CHARITABLE FUND income £400k
AL ATHARIYYAH income £199k
THE WYFOLD CHARITABLE TRUST income £422k
THE CITY CHARITY TRUST income £128k
THE LENNOX HANNAY CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST	£230k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RICHARD J LIVINGSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£146k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ALAN AND BABETTE SAINSBURY CHARITABLE FUND FY2024	£400k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AL ATHARIYYAH FY2026	£199k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WYFOLD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£422k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CITY CHARITY TRUST FY2025	£128k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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