Eastern Counties Educational Trust Limited

Analysis

Eastern Counties Educational Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in September 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00183411). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Eastern Counties Educational Trust Limited reported income of £70k and spending of £306k, spending 440% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £109k to £70k (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 458% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Eastern Counties Educational Trust Limited sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sudbrooke Pre-School Group (£70k), Cylch Meithrin Blodau Bach (£70k) and Kent Weald County Girl Guides (£70k).

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.