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Operation Smile United Kingdom

Registered charity 1091316, on the register since 22 March 2002. The 2,191st largest charity in England and Wales by income.

What it says it does

Operation Smile is an international volunteer based medical services charity providing free reconstructive surgery and aftercare to children and young adults around the world, primarily for cleft lips and/or palates. In the UK, we raise funds to treat facial deformities, recruit and supply medical volunteers, help train local medical teams/build infrastructure & public raise awareness.

In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.

Its causes

DisabilityEducation/trainingGeneral Charitable PurposesOverseas Aid/famine ReliefThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Where it works

It names no single council area: it works across England and Wales, or further.

Check it yourself

Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website

Figures are the latest the charity has reported to the Charity Commission, current to 27 September 2026. How this site works.