ECHO for Extra Choices in Herefordshire Limited
Registered charity 1096449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ECHO, ECHO FOR EXTRA CHOICES IN HEREFORDSHIRE
ECHO provides activities and support for disabled people in Herefordshire. Most activities are suitable for people with moderate or severe learning difficulties, but we try to support anyone who wishes to take part in our activities, including people with mental health problems and people with physical or sensory disabilities.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £436,000, which is above its stated policy target of £338,147. Per the trustees' report, this surplus is largely due to a legacy received later in the year, and the organization remains solvent with sufficient cash flow to continue operations for at least 12 months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £338,147 (held: £436k)
“Our target level of reserves is £338,147. This is the amount needed to meet 6 months’ core salaries and running costs needed to wind the organisation down in a controlled manner as a responsible charity, and non-cancellable debt.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ECHO (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £181k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£44k
Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (22/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (09/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (21/11/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Joy Housechair
- Amanda Hamblin
- Caroline Arthur
- Dr Clare Cathcart · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Jeremy David Gray · trustee of 1 other charity
- JASON STUCHBERY
- John Bradford
- Judith Haines
- Marleen De Kluizenaar
- Matthew Jones
- Victoria Anne Nicolson-James
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Herefordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ECHO for Extra Choices in Herefordshire Limited financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £436,000, which is above its stated policy target of £338,147. Per the trustees' report, this surplus is largely due to a legacy received later in the year, and the organization remains solvent with sufficient cash flow to continue operations for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.
Who funds ECHO for Extra Choices in Herefordshire Limited?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ECHO for Extra Choices in Herefordshire Limited as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ELMLEY FOUNDATION.
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