The Bhopal Medical Appeal
Analysis
The Bhopal Medical Appeal is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in January 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05826888). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Bhopal Medical Appeal reported income of £423k and spending of £882k, spending 209% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £986k to £423k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Bhopal Medical Appeal sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hugs Foundation (£423k), Capital Project Trust (£423k) and The Wyfold Charitable Trust (£422k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
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.*
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Hugs Foundation | Bodmin | £423k |
| Capital Project Trust | East Sussex | £423k |
| The Wyfold Charitable Trust | London | £422k |
| Lincoln & Lindsey Blind Society | Lincolnshire | £423k |