The Smart Villages Foundation

About The Smart Villages Foundation

The Smart Villages Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1145689). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Verified" rating with a CharityScore of 74/100 — a well-rated and transparent charity that meets strong governance standards. This indicates a reliable charity with strong fundamentals across most of our assessment criteria. In its most recent reporting year (2024), The Smart Villages Foundation reported a total income of £11,929 and total expenditure of £8,722, a spending ratio of 73% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, The Smart Villages Foundation describes its activities as follows: The charity promotes integrated rural development in developing countries - in particular to harness innovative technologies (such as off-grid sustainable energy and ICT) to act as catalysts to create local services and productive uses that generate sustainable social and economic impacts for local communities. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for The Smart Villages Foundation. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 73.1% of income spent on charitable work