# Ao Smile Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1157111 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1157111)
- Company number: 08950773
- Website: https://www.ao-world.com/responsibility/ao-smile-foundation/
- Latest income: £44.6k; spending £68.2k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/ao-smile-foundation

The charity objects are restricted to charitable activities and donations. The AO Smile Foundation exists to improve the lives of young, disadvantaged people by making grants and donating employee skills and time to local good causes that enrich lives and encourage achievement.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Ao Smile Foundation is registered under general charitable purposes for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Ao Smile Foundation reported income of £44.6k and spending of £68.2k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Ao Smile Foundation in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (ao-world.com) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Ao Smile Foundation open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Ao Smile Foundation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Ao Smile Foundation give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Ao Smile Foundation makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Ao Smile Foundation?

In its latest reported year Ao Smile Foundation reported income of £44.6k and spending of £68.2k.


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