Trust or foundation, registered charity 230102
The Henry Smith Charity
From 2021 to now, The Henry Smith Charity has given at least £7.1 million to charities in Wales.
Themes it funds
Money given to charities working on each theme, as each charity describes itself on the register. Many charities list several themes, so these overlap.
| Theme | Given | Share of all money given | Charities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and training | £5,266,320 | 75% | 59 |
| Preventing or relieving poverty | £4,274,110 | 61% | 50 |
| General charitable purposes | £3,705,230 | 53% | 46 |
| Health and saving lives | £3,270,005 | 46% | 37 |
| Economic and community development, and employment | £2,397,380 | 34% | 40 |
| Disability | £2,214,155 | 31% | 29 |
| Recreation | £1,655,330 | 23% | 16 |
| Environment, conservation and heritage | £1,344,190 | 19% | 17 |
| Human rights, equality and diversity | £1,213,300 | 17% | 9 |
| Accommodation and housing | £1,020,850 | 14% | 13 |
| Other charitable purposes | £754,145 | 11% | 12 |
| Arts, culture, heritage and science | £476,030 | 7% | 14 |
| Amateur sport | £328,820 | 5% | 8 |
| Religious activities | £214,940 | 3% | 2 |
| Animals | £104,770 | 1% | 2 |
Given each year
By the year of each grant, or of the charity's accounts that record it.
| Year | Given |
|---|---|
| 2025 | £86,070 |
| 2024 | £1,563,630 |
| 2023 | £1,464,680 |
| 2022 | £2,875,275 |
| 2021 | £1,061,100 |
How it gives
- Charities in Wales funded
- 89
- Grants on 360Giving
- 175
- Typical grant on 360Giving
- £84,600
- Largest grant on 360Giving
- £350,000
- Charities funded in more than one year
- 52 of 89
Where
The council area of each funded charity's contact address. Many charities work well beyond the area where their address is.
- Cardiff12
- Powys9
- Swansea9
- Carmarthenshire8
- Neath Port Talbot6
- Pembrokeshire6
- Flintshire6
- Merthyr Tydfil5
- Wrexham5
- Denbighshire4
- Ceredigion4
- Bridgend3
- Torfaen3
What it says it does
From its entry on the register of charities.
The Charity is an endowed grant maker which awards grants for purposes within its objects within the UK.
- Status
- Registered on 15 October 1963
- Income in its latest year
- £18,958,000, year ending 31 December 2025
- Publishes its grants to 360Giving
- Yes
The charities it funds
Newest first. For each charity, given comes from its accounts or from 360Giving, whichever shows more.
| Charity | Given | From | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgend and District Resource for Children with Disabilities | £500 | 360Giving | 2025 |
| Stephens and George Centenary Charitable Trust | £1,500 | 360Giving | 2025 |
| Penparcau Community Forum Ltd | £5,960 | 360Giving | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Seren in the Community CIO | £1,000 | 360Giving | 2025 |
| Gellideg Foundation Community Association | £1,610 | 360Giving | 2025 |
| Social Farms and Gardens | £2,750 | 360Giving | 2025 |
| St David's Diocesan Council for Social Responsibility | £389,830 | 360Giving | 2021, 2024, 2025 |
| Port Talbot and Afan Womens Aid | £218,230 | 360Giving | 2016, 2020, 2024, 2025 |
| Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (North Wales) | £214,940 | 360Giving | 2023, 2025 |
| Swansea Community Farm |
Where these figures come from
- Given comes from two places. For each charity, we use whichever shows more: what the charity's own accounts say the funder gave it, or what the funder published to 360Giving. We never add the two, because they often record the same grant. Every figure counts money from 2021 to now and is an at-least figure: a funder appears only when a charity's accounts name it or it publishes its grants, and OpenEconomy has not yet read every charity's accounts.
- Charities' accounts: read from the accounts they filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader, up to 2 November 2026. AI can misread a table, so check a charity's accounts before relying on a figure.
- 360Giving: grants funders published to 360Giving, loaded by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026. Only some funders publish there.