Echo for Refugees

Analysis

Echo for Refugees is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Echo for Refugees reported income of £18k and spending of £21k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £33k to £18k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Echo for Refugees sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connect for Life (£18k), Rosslyn Park Injury Trust Fund (£18k) and Brinda Jaykant Shah Foundation (£18k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.