The Bond Board Limited

Analysis

The Bond Board Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochdale. It was registered in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02807564). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Bond Board Limited reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.6m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £959k to £1.9m (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Bond Board Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK Norwich (£1.9m), Just Homes Charity (£1.9m) and Abu Zahra Foundation (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, trading 6.1% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £410k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.