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Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 2
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE SMILE TRAIN UK 

-To relieve the suffering of children with cleft lips or palates or both;-To advance the education and training of the public, including doctors, nurses and medical support staff in all matters relating to cleft lip and palate surgery and treatment and the support of those with this condition.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
30/06/22£10,338£11,304£-967£4,342£334£3330.470
30/06/21£8,912£9,023£-111£3,359£1,300£1,2991.760
30/06/20£7,910£7,310£601£3,103£1,411£1,4112.370
30/06/19*£6,295£6,299£-5£2,384£811£7761.560
30/06/18£5,299£5,487£-188£2,549£815£8141.850
30/06/17£6,141£6,620£-479£1,971£1,003£1,0031.850
30/06/16*£7,105£7,535£-430£2,188£1,482£1,4622.340
30/06/15£7,355£7,106£249£2,579£1,798£1,796340
30/06/14£8,597£8,224£372£3,064£1,549£1,5472.330
30/06/13£8,691£8,144£547£2,234£1,177£1,1411.720
30/06/12£10,733£11,095£-362£3,846£629£6290.730
30/06/11£11,637£10,757£880£2,997£992£9911.110
30/06/10£11,716£12,457£-742£3,095£566£5660.510
30/06/09£13,257£12,874£383£2,916£1,308£1,3081.200
30/06/08£11,384£10,774£610£4,374£925£925120
30/06/07*£8,373£8,059£315£4,369£315£3150.520
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 42%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 38.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 79%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 0.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Established: 18 years

www.smiletrain.org.uk

ukinfo@smiletrain.org

03001245205

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Laos, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 7 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Smile Train UK
£5,000 12/12/2022
Donation from The Julie and Loren Hufstetler Foundation Fund
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Smile Train UK
£4,950 21/02/2022
Please find attached gift so you can make double the impact. From The Julie and Loren Hufstetler Foundation
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Smile Train UK
£10,000 13/12/2021
Donation from The Julie and Loren Hufstetler Foundation

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 40-61
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/06/2006, number: 1114748
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/03/2006, number: 05738962
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR19: 83 days late, AR16: 23 days late, AR07: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE GUTHRIE ESSAME CHARITABLE TRUST on 14/05/2021
  • Asset transfer in from SOUTH EAST ESSEX ASSOCIATION OF WOMENS CLUBS on 05/04/2022
Main office

THE SMILE TRAIN UK
York House
Wetherby Road
York
YO26 7NH

Objectives

(A) TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF CHILDREN WITH CLEFT LIPS OR PALATES OR BOTH;(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING DOCTORS, NURSES AND MEDICAL SUPPORT STAFF IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO CLEFT LIP AND PALATE SURGERY AND TREATMENT AND THE SUPPORT OF THOSE WITH THE CONDITION; AND(C) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO AND THE KNOWLEDGE AND STUDY OF THE INVENTION, IMPROVEMENT AND APPLICATION OF TREATMENTS, CURES AND OTHER MEDICINAL AGENTS, METHODS AND PROCESSES THAT MAY IN ANY WAY RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF THOSE WITH CLEFT LIPS AND PALATES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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