ECHOES OF SERVICE

Charity number: 234556
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To act as a mission service agency & produce a monthly missionary magazine. To achieve this we publish news & information about cross cultural mission activity across the world & distribute unsolicited gifts to mission workers, provide pastoral care to our mission workers & seek to encourage interst in mission within the UK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £0
Total expenditure: £0

People

1 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 June 1965: Standard registration
  • 08 July 1996: Removed
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Echoes International Trustee 01 January 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £5.25m £4.14m £0 £0 £0
Total expenditure £6.28m £5.75m £0 £0 £0
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £5.02m £3.92m N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £53.51k £60.94k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £174.78k £160.92k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £5.64k £2.27k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £1.50m £698.81k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £6.24m £5.71m N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £38.86k £38.91k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £21.83k £20.79k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £2.04m £1.53m N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £38.86k £38.91k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 30 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 16 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 September 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 24 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 24 August 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 07 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 07 July 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

STATUTORY DECLARATION DATED 23 MAY 1928, AS AMENDED BY A FULLY REGULATING SCHEME OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS, DATED 29 JANUARY 1997 AS AMENDED 12TH OCTOBER 1999. as amended on 24 Jul 2018

Charitable objects

THE FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITABLE MISSIONARY WORK OF THE CHRISTIAN BRETHREN IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS, AND TO ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHRISTIAN BRETHREN BY THE PUBLICATION OF THE JOURNAL CALLED ECHOES OF SERVICE

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UK AND OVERSEAS

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 234556-3 EDGAR THOMAS MAUNDER TRUST
Governing document
WILL PROVED 28 OCTOBER 1933 AND SCHEME OF 10 JANUARY 1969 AND 10 APRIL 1986. AS AMENDED ON THE 14 MAY 1998 BY A RESOLUTION PASSED UNDER THE PROVISION OF SECTION 75 OF THE CHARITIES ACT 1993.
Charitable objects
FOR THE UPKEEP AND REPAIR OF THE KINGS ROAD EVANGELICAL CHURCH AR BERKAMSTED
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 03 June 1965 : Standard registration
  • 08 July 1996 : Removed

Contact information

Address:
124 WELLS ROAD
BATH
BA2 3AH
Phone:
03300563334
Email:
office@echoesinternational.org.uk
Website:

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