THE BHOPAL MEDICAL APPEAL

Charity number: 1117526
Charity reporting is up to date (48 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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 other places in the world in such manner as the trustees think fit.*

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £461,201
Total expenditure: £421,366

People

5 Trustee(s)

140 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • India

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 January 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05826888 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sumohon Matilal Trustee 19 November 2020
None on record
Annie Murray Trustee 29 September 2020
None on record
Avaes Mohammed Trustee 09 November 2013
None on record
PROFESSOR SUBIR SARKAR Trustee
None on record
TIM PATRICK EDWARDS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £488.89k £568.36k £985.97k £448.37k £461.20k
Total expenditure £741.44k £411.09k £422.74k £428.19k £421.37k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £555.46k £561.50k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £5.52k £3.23k N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A £6 £10 N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A £7.37k £421.23k N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £87.24k £33.93k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £243.28k £273.41k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £86.68k £94.30k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £6.11k £11.51k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £192.15k £216.55k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £81.13k £55.03k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 18 December 2024 48 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 02 November 2023 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 02 November 2023 2 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 12 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 12 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 04 November 2021 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 04 November 2021 4 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/05/2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/02/2013

Charitable objects

TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING OF PEOPLE WHO WERE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY AFFECTED BY CHEMICAL DISASTERS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO IN THE CITY OF BHOPAL, INDIA, IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE UNION CARBIDE DISASTER OF DECEMBER 3 1984 AND OTHER PLACES IN THE WORLD IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

BHOPAL, INDIA

Contact information

Address:
The Bhopal Medical Appeal
Community Base
113 Queens Road
Brighton
BN1 3XG
Phone:
01273603278
Email:
accounts@bhopal.org
Website:

www.bhopal.org Open in new window