ESPERANTO-ASOCIO DE BRITIO

Registered charity 272676 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAB, ESPERANTO ASSOCIATION OF BRITAIN, ESPERANTO CENTRE, ESPERANTO OFFICE, ESPERANTO TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, ESPERANTO-ASOCIO DE BRITUJO

Promoting awareness of the international language Esperanto to the public. Running courses, providing support to students of Esperanto, and encouraging participation in international Esperanto events.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AND ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE ESPERANTO AND TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF ESPERANTO FOR THE EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£126k

Latest spending

£95k

Registered

1977

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds amounted to £3,758,839, comprising unrestricted funds of £2,159,871 and designated funds of £1,494,792. The charity is nearly wholly reliant on investment income, which held up despite economic pressures, and expenditure was largely in line with expectations. The trustees confirm that systems are established to minimize risks and that resources are adequate to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level that, when prudently invested, will generate sufficient income for the Charity to continue operating (held: £2.2m)

“The Trustees have agreed a reserves policy which requires reserves to be maintained at a level that, when prudently invested, will generate sufficient income for the Charity to continue operating.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2021)

Total income

£670k

Total spending

£98k

Reserves (reported)

£2.1m

Employees

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (18/10/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Gabriel Beechamchair
CLARE HUNTER
James Hawkey
John Greenwood
Robert Garcia

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£126k	£95k
31/10/2024	£130k	£98k
31/10/2023	£137k	£115k
31/10/2022	£146k	£116k
31/10/2021	£670k	£98k

Common questions

Is ESPERANTO-ASOCIO DE BRITIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds amounted to £3,758,839, comprising unrestricted funds of £2,159,871 and designated funds of £1,494,792. The charity is nearly wholly reliant on investment income, which held up despite economic pressures, and expenditure was largely in line with expectations. The trustees confirm that systems are established to minimize risks and that resources are adequate to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ENGLISH- SPEAKING UNION OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

ENGLISH- SPEAKING UNION OF THE COMMONWEALTH income £2.6m
THE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION income £245k
THE ASSOCIATION FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING income £194k
ENGLISH SPEAKING BOARD (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED income £1.4m
A S HORNBY EDUCATIONAL TRUST CIO income £326k
The English Language Centre income £6.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ESPERANTO-ASOCIO DE BRITIO	£126k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ENGLISH- SPEAKING UNION OF THE COMMONWEALTH FY2025	£2.6m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION FY2025	£245k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ASSOCIATION FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING FY2025	£194k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ENGLISH SPEAKING BOARD (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED FY2025	£1.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
A S HORNBY EDUCATIONAL TRUST CIO FY2025	£326k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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