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Life in Abundance (Ecuador) Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1106851Southend-On-SeaDisability
Income£14k2025-04-05
Spending£13ksame year
Spent / received94%5-year average
Size in its cause33rd pctDisability
Registered2004Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Life in Abundance (Ecuador) Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southend-On-Sea. It was registered in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Life in Abundance (Ecuador) Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £13k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £23k to £14k (-42%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 435%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Life in Abundance (Ecuador) Trust sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tommys Journey (£14k), The Beckenham and Penge Gateway Club (£14k) and Creating New Beginnings (£14k).

Income and spending

£0£25k£51k£76k£101k2021 Income: £23,2532021 Spending: £64,68720212022 Income: £15,1762022 Spending: £51,81020222023 Income: £18,9312023 Spending: £22,81320232024 Income: £101,2372024 Spending: £10,45620242025 Income: £13,6022025 Spending: £12,6972025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

We support 1. Training of special needs children 2. Micro-businesses for the poor & disabled in Ecuador. With an Ecuadorian Foundation, we run a project for women & children suffering physical & sexual abuse, with support, counselling, legal advocacy & places of safety. Our ultimate goal is self-sufficiency of these projects in Ecuadorian hands. We also grant-fund similar work in other countries.

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