Ecpat UK

Analysis

Ecpat UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05061385). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ecpat UK reported income of £570k and spending of £581k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £529k to £570k (+7.7%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ecpat UK sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Park Education Ltd (£569k), Al-Noor Foundation Limited (£571k) and The Godolphin and Latymer School Bursary Fund (£568k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90% and donations and legacies 9.7%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 5.6%. Reserves of £326k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.