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BRITISH OVERSEAS NGOS FOR DEVELOPMENT (BOND)

Registered charity 1068839 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£3.6m
Latest spending
£3.7m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £106,769 for the year, resulting in total reserves of £1,695,750. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves of £870,932 remained above the stated policy target, providing a stable financial position despite the deficit.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Sub-grants to related networks
“Bond has made some small sub-grants available to other organisations. These include Scotland’s International Development Alliance, Hub Cymru Africa, CADA Northern Ireland, the Small International Development Charities Network and the South West International Development Network. These range in scale from £2k to £57k per annum.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.6m
Total spending
£3.7m
Cost of raising funds
£250k
Reserves (reported)
£871k
Employees
43

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.6m£3.7m
31/03/2024£2.7m£3.2m
31/03/2023£3.8m£3.5m
31/03/2022£3.9m£3.5m
31/03/2021£4.2m£3.7m

Common questions

Is BRITISH OVERSEAS NGOS FOR DEVELOPMENT (BOND) financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £106,769 for the year, resulting in total reserves of £1,695,750. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves of £870,932 remained above the stated policy target, providing a stable financial position despite the deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.