Eric (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence)

Analysis

Eric (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02580579). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Eric (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence) reported income of £905k and spending of £1.1m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £615k to £905k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Eric (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence) sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forest Holme Hospice Charity (£905k), The Ecancer Global Foundation (£906k) and Action for A-T (£905k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 61% and donations and legacies 38%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 7.2%. Reserves of £225k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.