Eavesdropping CIO

Analysis

Eavesdropping CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Eavesdropping CIO reported income of £33k and spending of £34k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5,312 to £33k (+516%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 211%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Eavesdropping CIO sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include James Oglethorpe Primary School Parents Association (£33k), The Baginton Village Hall (£33k) and Mill Hill Music Club (£33k).