THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 292839 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support charitable organisations at the discretion of the Trustees and in particular those which the Trustees feel would have appealed to Lady Charlotte Bonham-Charter or are within the county of Hampshire.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£194k

Latest spending

£191k

Registered

1985

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds and free reserves stood at £6,638,960 at 5 April 2024, an increase from the previous year. The Trustees consider that this level of free reserves matches the parameters set out in the charity's reserves policy and is adequate to meet liabilities as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: distribute fully the net annual income (held: £6.6m)

“To enable the Trustees to distribute fully the net annual income of the Trust, they have adopted a policy of reviewing the audited accounts for the previous year each September and at their meetings in the following October and March distributing income in accordance with the net income figures shown as available in the previous year's accounts together with any capital realised for the purpose of distribution in accordance with the Trust's charitable objectives, thus ensuring there is no cash flow problem as the income is to hand.” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant to Camden Art Centre

“During the year, a grant of £2,500 (2023 - £3,000) was made to Camden Art Centre, Eliza Bonham-Carter is a trustee of this charity.” — page 24

“During the year, a grant of £nil (2023- £3,000) was made to the Turner's House Trust. Eliza Bonham-Carter is a trustee of this charity.” — page 24

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant to Turner's House Trust

“During the year, a grant of £2,500 (2023 - £3,000) was made to Camden Art Centre, Eliza Bonham-Carter is a trustee of this charity.” — page 24

“During the year, a grant of £nil (2023- £3,000) was made to the Turner's House Trust. Eliza Bonham-Carter is a trustee of this charity.” — page 24

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant to Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

“During the year, a grant of £2,500 (2023 - £3,000) was made to Camden Art Centre, Eliza Bonham-Carter is a trustee of this charity.” — page 24

“During the year, a grant of £nil (2023- £3,000) was made to the Turner's House Trust. Eliza Bonham-Carter is a trustee of this charity.” — page 24

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant to Society for Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery

“During the year, a grant of £2,500 (2023 - £3,000) was made to Camden Art Centre, Eliza Bonham-Carter is a trustee of this charity.” — page 24

“During the year, a grant of £nil (2023- £3,000) was made to the Turner's House Trust. Eliza Bonham-Carter is a trustee of this charity.” — page 24

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2023) to "above" (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Trustees · trustee networks

Georgina Ruth Naylerchair · trustee of 2 other charities
DAVID EDGAR BONHAM-CARTER
ELIZA CRESSIDA BONHAM-CARTER
Mary Jessie Grimond

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£194k	£191k
05/04/2024	£195k	£167k
05/04/2023	£173k	£204k
05/04/2022	£164k	£158k
05/04/2021	£160k	£160k

Common questions

Is THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds and free reserves stood at £6,638,960 at 5 April 2024, an increase from the previous year. The Trustees consider that this level of free reserves matches the parameters set out in the charity's reserves policy and is adequate to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott LLP.

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
THE M D AND S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£590k
MYR CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£21k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUST income £275k
THE CUNMONT CHARITABLE TRUST income £2.4m
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST income £136k
MANCHESTER CHARITABLE TRUST LTD income £154k
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST income £227k
J O CHARITABLE TRUST income £195k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	£194k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£275k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CUNMONT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£2.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£136k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
MANCHESTER CHARITABLE TRUST LTD FY2025	£154k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£227k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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