East European Resource Centre
Analysis
East European Resource Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05617439). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, East European Resource Centre reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £820k to £1.1m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, East European Resource Centre sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National AIDS Trust (£1.1m), Teignbridge Community and Voluntary Services (£1.1m) and Association of Directors of Public Health (UK) (£1.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.8%. Reserves of £170k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.3%
- Charitable activities 99%
- Investments 0.2%
- Other 0.2%
In the charity's own words
East European Resource Centre (previously East European Advice Centre) is an independent charity offering information, advice and resources to people from Eastern Europe in the area of welfare benefits, housing, employment, debt, immigration, education and health in order to help them to make choices in lives and realise their potential as equal equal and respected members of communities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| National AIDS Trust | London | £1.1m |
| Teignbridge Community and Voluntary Services | Devon | £1.1m |
| Association of Directors of Public Health (UK) | London | £1.1m |
| The Institute of Family Therapy | London | £1.1m |