The Bonhomie United Charity Society

Analysis

The Bonhomie United Charity Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in June 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and animals, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Bonhomie United Charity Society reported income of £13k and spending of £39k, spending 302% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £21k to £13k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 5480%. Over the whole period it spent 343% 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 Bonhomie United Charity Society sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Altogether Giving Africa (Aga) (£13k), Ysleep Young Sierra Leonean Education and Empowerment Project (£13k) and Purple Field Productions Limited (£13k).

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.