Overall GiG Score: 3 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

THE HENRY SMITH CHARITY 

The Charity is an endowed grant maker which awards grants for purposes within its objects within the UK.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £3,180,000 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 60 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£11,896£80,703£-68,807£0£1,221,696£-3,180-0.53850
31/12/21£11,000£53,197£-42,197£0£1,386,860£1603235
31/12/20£12,065£55,398£-43,333£0£1,202,139£1,3530.33135
31/12/19£12,036£43,020£-30,984£0£1,092,230£3,1350.92835
31/12/18£13,102£44,941£-31,839£0£980,837£1,3900.42335
31/12/17£12,572£44,416£-31,844£0£1,010,942£1,4070.4210
31/12/16£12,840£39,932£-27,092£0£952,812£2,2600.7210
31/12/15£11,700£40,677£-28,977£138£841,754£3,7091.1200
31/12/14£11,545£39,649£-28,104£120£838,804£5,9951.8180
31/12/13£10,621£40,621£-30,000£149£785,044£7,5192.2170
31/12/12£10,547£38,530£-27,983£148£715,715£8,8992.8170
31/12/11£12,618£38,835£-26,217£230£672,206£4,4651.4170
31/12/10£14,264£35,421£-21,157£99£701,474£7,3572.5180
31/12/09£14,922£36,825£-21,903£112£654,443£6,8622.2190
31/12/08£21,307£33,083£-11,776£156£582,137£8,8223.2180
31/12/07£24,943£34,418£-9,475£116£772,450£0n/a150
31/12/06£26,025£31,614£-5,589£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£26,620£26,495£125£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£25,148£23,519£1,629£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 1494%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -0%
Reserves/Spending: -0.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -4 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 38 employees
  • 50 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

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
DCMS - CMC - The Henry Smith Charity
£2,000,000 28/09/2020
This project has been funded as part of the Community Match Challenge, which aims to provide a match fund grant to philanthropists, foundations and grant making organisations for onward distribution ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Henry Smith Charity
£250,000 27/11/2012
Towards the final stage of the Northern Ireland Development Fund which supports visionary leaders in the voluntary sector.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/10/1963, number: 230102
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from WOMENS THERAPY CENTRE on 12/02/2021
Main office

SIXTH FLOOR
65-68 LEADENHALL STREET
LONDON
EC3A 2AD

Objectives

SUMMARY OBJECTS ONLY - FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE SEE SCHEME1) RELIEF OF POOR KINDRED OF HENRY SMITH2) HOSPITALS AND OTHER FORMS OF CARE FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK OR IN NEED3) RELIEF OF POOR, AGED OR SICK PERSONS AND THEIR SPOUSES, WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND DEPENDANTS4) RELIEF OF POOR, AGED OR SICK CLERGY AND THEIR SPOUSES, WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND DEPENDANTS5) RELIEF, REHABILITATION AND TRAINING OF DISABLED PERSONS, INCLUDING DISABLED EX-SERVICEMEN AND WAR WIDOWS6) MEDICAL RESEARCH7) PROMOTION OF MORAL WELFARE OR SOCIAL SERVICE8) RELIEF AND REHABILITATION OF THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE OR WHO HAVE BEEN SLAVES OR SERFS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED OR DISTRESS OR FOR PREVENTING THE SEIZURE OF PERSONS FOR SLAVERY OR SERFDOM9) MAINTENANCE OF GODLY PREACHERS OR OTHERWISE FOR THE FURTHERANCE OR PROMOTION OF KNOWLEDGE AND RELIGION10) RELIEF OF POOR, AGED OR INFIRM PERSONS WITHIN THE ESTATES OR ELSEWHERE IN ENGLAND AND WALES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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