THE BHOPAL MEDICAL APPEAL

Registered charity 1117526 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To alleviate the suffering of people who have been directly or indirectly affected by chemical disasters; in particular but not limited to those in the city of Bhopal, India, in the aftermath of the Union Carbide disaster of December 3 1984; and otherplaces in the world in such manner as the trustees think fit.*

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Latest income

£396k

Latest spending

£326k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £356,836, with unrestricted reserves of £356,836 against a policy target of covering up to 9 months of combined clinic and UK office costs (£166,604.66). The charity reports adequate cash reserves and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Tim Edwards, one of the trustees, was paid fees of £37,819 in his capacity of managing trustee.

“During the year, Tim Edwards, one of the trustees, was paid fees of £37,819 (2023: £37,819) in his capacity of managing trustee.” — page 27

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Bhopal Medical Appeal (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income

£986k

Total spending

£423k

Cost of raising funds

£94k

Reserves (reported)

£189k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Annie Murray
Dr Claire Barker
Melanie Hadida
Sumohon Matilal

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

Operates in: India

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£396k	£326k
31/12/2023	£461k	£421k
31/12/2022	£448k	£428k
31/12/2021	£986k	£423k
31/12/2020	£568k	£411k

Common questions

Is THE BHOPAL MEDICAL APPEAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £356,836, with unrestricted reserves of £356,836 against a policy target of covering up to 9 months of combined clinic and UK office costs (£166,604.66). The charity reports adequate cash reserves and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BHOPAL MEDICAL APPEAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BHOPAL MEDICAL APPEAL as a grant recipient include THE HUGH SYMONS CHARITABLE TRUST, G M C TRUST, C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HUGH SYMONS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£3k	Overseas Development and Healthcare
G M C TRUST	FY2022	£2k
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST	FY2022	£2k
G M C TRUST	FY2023	£0

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES	1	£154k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£4k
THE DWF FOUNDATION	1	£1k
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, FOUR OAKS, SUTTON COLDFIELD	1	£250

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BAPCO LIMITED.

BAPCO LIMITED income £273k
CHERNOBYL CHILDREN'S LIFELINE income £406k
ST MARY MAGDALEN AND ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HOSPITALS CHARITY income £109k
Black Country Healthcare Charity Fund income £230k
UNITED KINGDOM ASSOCIATION FOR MEDICAL AID TO PAKISTAN income £42k
THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BHOPAL MEDICAL APPEAL	£396k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BAPCO LIMITED FY2025	£273k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHERNOBYL CHILDREN'S LIFELINE FY2024	£406k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY MAGDALEN AND ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025	£109k	—	above	—	no doubt
Black Country Healthcare Charity Fund FY2025	£230k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITED KINGDOM ASSOCIATION FOR MEDICAL AID TO PAKISTAN FY2025	£42k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.