Bhola's Children

Analysis

Bhola's Children is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bhola's Children reported income of £50k and spending of £56k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £36k to £50k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 240% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bhola's Children sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alnwick Lions Club (£50k), The Hon E W C Weld-Forester Will Trust (£50k) and Livernorth (£50k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.