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the martin smith foundation

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and the general public. The Martin Smith Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Oxford and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The charity's aim and object is to be charitable in any part of the world and in particular (but without prejudice to thegenerality of the foregoing): the performing arts; education; ecology and the environment; recreational sport; the relief ofpoverty; and religion.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,329,843
Latest Expenditure
£226,020

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 16.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 97.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 6.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,265,993
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £63,850
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £221,157
Raising Funds £4,863
Governance £9,791
Grants to Institutions £203,866
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,329,843£226,020£221,157£2,244,413£2,244,4130 / 0
2023£580,015£391,328£391,328£1,048,177£1,048,1770 / 0
2022£40,352£444,1470 / 0
2021£31,230£209,9870 / 1
2020£31,398£194,1960 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers