British Overseas Ngos for Development (Bond)
Analysis
British Overseas Ngos for Development (Bond) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03395681). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, British Overseas Ngos for Development (Bond) reported income of £3.6m and spending of £3.7m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £4.2m to £3.6m (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, British Overseas Ngos for Development (Bond) sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Assemblies of God Incorporated (£3.5m), Anglican Consultative Council (£3.6m) and German Young Men's Christian Association in London (£3.4m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 1.8%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 6.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £193k. Reserves of £871k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 1.8%
- Charitable activities 97%
- Investments 1.0%
In the charity's own words
the advancement of any charitable purpose and in particular for the relief of need anywhere in the world arising out of poverty, sickness, distress, age, infirmity and disablement by promoting the efficiency and effectiveness of voluntary organisations and other institutions in so far as such organisations and institutions are working to advance charitable purposes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Assemblies of God Incorporated | Manchester | £3.5m |
| Anglican Consultative Council | London | £3.6m |
| German Young Men's Christian Association in London | London | £3.4m |
| Anti-Slavery International | London | £3.7m |