BONAMY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 326424 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BONANY CHARITABLE TRUST

The principal activities are those of a charity which includes making investments and making charitable donations.

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Latest income
£214k
Latest spending
£206k
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased by £51,411 to reach £575,641 at the end of the year, supported by £200,000 in donations and investment gains. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities and maintain distributions to other charities. No specific reserves policy target amount is stated, only a general policy to maintain sufficient funds for urgent requests and future investment income.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintained at a level to ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised (held: £576k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use or been allocated for investment should be maintained at a level to ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Trust was owed £20,950 (2024: £15,000) by the Comfy Quilts Pension, a related party. Both entities share the same Trustees.
“At the year end, the Trust was owed £20,950 (2024: £15,000) by the Comfy Quilts Pension, a related party. Both entities share the same Trustees.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£214k£206k
31/12/2024£233k£230k
31/12/2023£176k£176k
31/12/2022£221k£234k
31/12/2021£165k£111k

Common questions

Is BONAMY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased by £51,411 to reach £575,641 at the end of the year, supported by £200,000 in donations and investment gains. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities and maintain distributions to other charities. No specific reserves policy target amount is stated, only a general policy to maintain sufficient funds for urgent requests and future investment income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SUICIDE & CO1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CARMONA CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BONAMY CHARITABLE TRUST£214k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CARMONA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£438k—0unclear—no doubt
DONATING CHARITY LIMITED FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
THE E C SOSNOW CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£115k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NOEL SWEENEY FOUNDATION FY2025£304k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RISHY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£150k—0unclear—no doubt

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