# Grameen Welfare Smile Charity

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1126521 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1126521)
- Website: http://gwscharity.webs.com
- Latest income: £24.5k; spending £24.3k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Accommodation / housing, Religious activities
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Provides human resources, Provides buildings / facilities / open space, Provides services, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Hackney, Haringey, Tower Hamlets, Bangladesh
- Other names: Grameen Smile Charity (previous); Smile (previous); Al Baraka Foundation (working)
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/grameen-welfare-smile-charity

Setting up deep tube wells in Bangladesh- on going.Providing warm clothes to poor.Mumtazennesa Memorial High School has already been built. 3rd & 4th floors have been built during 2017-2020 for Intermediate College section.Planned to start College this year. Govt. has given permission to start college.College section has been started for higher secondary education 3 years ago.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2025 | £24.5k | £24.3k | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2024 | £2,420 | £2,200 | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2023 | £24.7k | £24.6k | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2022 | £24.5k | £23.8k | not filed |
| 31 Aug 2021 | £21.5k | £21.5k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> A) to help the poor, needy and underprivileged in the poor and developing countries namely Bangladesh.b) the relief of suffering during major disasters and treatment of illnesses of the poor people.

## What it funds

Grameen Welfare Smile Charity is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation / housing and religious activities for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides other finance, provides human resources, provides buildings / facilities / open space, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year Grameen Welfare Smile Charity reported income of £24.5k and spending of £24.3k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Aug 2025, it spent £96.5k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Hackney, Haringey and Tower Hamlets and 1 more area.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Grameen Welfare Smile Charity in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (gwscharity.webs.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 Grameen Welfare Smile Charity open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Grameen Welfare Smile Charity is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Grameen Welfare Smile Charity fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Hackney, Haringey and Tower Hamlets and 1 more area.

### Does Grameen Welfare Smile Charity give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Grameen Welfare Smile Charity makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Grameen Welfare Smile Charity give each year?

The register does not break out Grameen Welfare Smile Charity's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Aug 2025 was £24.3k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £19.3k a year.

### How large is Grameen Welfare Smile Charity?

In its latest reported year Grameen Welfare Smile Charity reported income of £24.5k and spending of £24.3k.


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