Virtual Routes Community
Analysis
Virtual Routes Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnstaple. It was registered in August 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Virtual Routes Community reported income of £117k and spending of £127k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £50k to £117k (+136%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 201%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Virtual Routes Community sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Progress Sessions (£117k), Chiddingstone Nursery School Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£117k) and Reverse the Trend Foundation (£117k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The activities of Virtual Routes Community (formerly the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative or ECCRI) advance education for the public benefit regarding cyber conflict and statecraft, including by promoting the study of cyber conflict and related issues, and by collaborating with other entities on cyber conflict studies. Virtual Routes Community is based in the UK and operates worldwide.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Progress Sessions | London | £117k |
| Chiddingstone Nursery School Charitable Incorporated Organisation | Edenbridge | £117k |
| Reverse the Trend Foundation | London | £117k |
| The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants' General Charitable Trust Fund | London | £117k |