The Charlotte Bonham-Carter Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Charlotte Bonham-Carter Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in October 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, 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 April 2025, The Charlotte Bonham-Carter Charitable Trust reported income of £194k and spending of £191k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £160k to £194k (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Charlotte Bonham-Carter Charitable Trust sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wallingford & Didcot Rotary Charitable Foundation CIO (£194k), Hilldrop Area Community Association (£194k) and Jaster Ltd (£194k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To support charitable organisations at the discretion of the Trustees and in particular those which the Trustees feel would have appealed to Lady Charlotte Bonham-Charter or are within the county of Hampshire.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Wallingford & Didcot Rotary Charitable Foundation CIO | Wantage | £194k |
| Hilldrop Area Community Association | off Hilldrop Road | £194k |
| Jaster Ltd | London | £194k |
| The Preventive Cardiology Trust | Nhli | £195k |