# MAKE A SMILE CHARITY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1197516
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Jan. 14, 2022
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1197516


## Contact

- **Address:** 139 Carisbrooke Way, CARDIFF
- **Postcode:** CF23 9HU
- **Phone:** 07810820429
- **Email:** admin@makeasmile.org.uk
- **Website:** www.makeasmile.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘THE OBJECTS’) ARE THE RELIEF OF NEED OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO ARE IN NEED DUE TO ILL-HEALTH OR DISABILITY ACROSS THE UNITED KINGDOM BY THE PROVISION OF VISITS TO SUCH CHILDREN IN HOSPITALS, SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS TO FOSTER CREATIVITY, IMAGINATION, FRIENDSHIP, AND SELF-CONFIDENCE.[NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

**Activities:** Make a Smile is a charity whereby volunteers provide enrichment activities to children across the UK facing disadvantage, such as disability, illness and deprivation. Our primary activities include character visits but also offer various other opportunities such as arts and crafts, stories and games.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £9493 | £4183 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £19688 | £21033 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £18245 | £14277 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Luke William Morgan** (Chair) — appointed July 1, 2016
- Alexandra Marie Haggerty — appointed July 1, 2021
- Esther Leigh Purnell — appointed April 22, 2024
- Joe Li Siu Kee — appointed Nov. 1, 2025
- Lara Ballin — appointed Oct. 1, 2024
- Luke Taylor — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- Matthew James FitzGerald — appointed June 1, 2025
- Rachael Maule — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- Soamopriya Som — appointed June 14, 2022
- Teresa Ann Linton — appointed Dec. 1, 2025