Echoes International

Analysis

Echoes International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Echoes International reported income of £5.7m and spending of £5.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.1m to £5.7m (+38%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Echoes International sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal School for the Deaf Derby (£5.6m), Royal Marines Association - The Royal Marines Charity (£5.8m) and Dogs for Good (£5.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.6m. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.4m. Reserves of £3.9m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.