ECOACTIVE

Registered charity 1180582 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We undertake sessions in schools and workshops with local community groups. In the course of these, we impart information, offer a range of possible courses of action and show how individuals can have a positive impact on their local environment and community, and gain confidence through their understanding of sustainability issues and possible solutions.

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Latest income
£235k
Latest spending
£231k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £13,679, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of expenditure or around £56,000. However, the trustees note that the incremental increase in reserves evidences the charity is heading in the right direction. The charity received an independent examination with no matters requiring attention.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Restricted grants (70% of income)
“We used restricted grants from 17 different funders during the period. This made up around 70% of our income over the year.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £14k; policy: three months of expenditure or around £56,000)
“While we haven't yet reached the long-term reserve level we believe is a necessary buffer for operational costs (as our reserves don't yet meet the level proposed under our reserves policy), we believe the incremental increase in our unrestricted reserves evidences that we are heading in the right direction.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ecoACTIVE (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£235k£231k
31/03/2024£237k£194k
31/03/2023£158k£188k
31/03/2022£183k£161k
31/03/2021£194k£178k

Common questions

Is ECOACTIVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £13,679, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of expenditure or around £56,000. However, the trustees note that the incremental increase in reserves evidences the charity is heading in the right direction. The charity received an independent examination with no matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ECOACTIVE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ECOACTIVE as a grant recipient include THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE HISCOX FOUNDATION, The Portal Trust, THE BADUR FOUNDATION, THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£25k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2023£18k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2025£15k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2022£15k
The Portal TrustFY2025£13kecoACTIVE Forest School: outdoor learning for children living in areas of high deprivation
THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£13k
The Portal TrustFY2023£12kecoACTIVE Forest School: outdoor learning for children living in areas of high deprivation
THE BADUR FOUNDATIONFY2025£4k
THE BADUR FOUNDATIONFY2024£4k
THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUNDFY2023£3k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUNDFY2022£2k
THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUNDFY2024£500

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/02/2024£249k"The Hackney Buzzline"
The National Lottery Community Fund28/09/2023£10kKing’s Park Gardening Together Project
City Bridge Foundation25/04/2023£51kGrant to ecoACTIVE
Hackney Council28/09/2022£10kGrant to ecoACTIVE Education
London Borough of Hackney28/09/2022£10kGrant to ecoACTIVE Education
The National Lottery Community Fund14/01/2022£10kProviding access to outdoor natural play for children with additional needs
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/07/2020£30k"COVID19:ECOACTIVE"
City Bridge Foundation26/09/2019£70kGrant to ecoACTIVE
City Bridge Foundation13/02/2013£84kGrant to ecoACTIVE
The National Lottery Community Fund19/08/2010£9kReclaim
The National Lottery Community Fund22/02/2006£5kWorkshops
The National Lottery Community Fund21/10/2004£5kBig Foot

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ECOLOGY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ECOACTIVE£235k—0below—no doubt
THE ECOLOGY TRUST FY2025£2.0m—0below—no doubt
NHANCED COMMUNITIES FY2025£182k—0unclear—no doubt
BRADFORD ORGANIC COMMUNITIES SERVICE LTD FY2025£193k—0below—no doubt
ACTIVE COMMUNITY TRUST LTD FY2025£503k—0above—no doubt
THE MAGDALEN ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST FY2025£754k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.