Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 8

ECHOES INTERNATIONAL

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 partners, provide pastoral care to our mission partners & seek to encourage interest in mission within the UK.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/12/22	£5,514	£6,412	£-897	£0	£5,233	£4,447	8.3	21
31/12/21	£4,144	£5,747	£-1,603	£0	£6,621	£5,833	12.2	22
31/12/20	£5,252	£6,279	£-1,027	£0	£7,625	£6,302	12	21
31/12/19	£4,783	£6,813	£-2,030	£0	£8,605	£7,149	12.6	18
31/12/18	£5,934	£6,289	£-355	£0	£9,696	£8,090	15.4	18

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 85%
Reserves/Spending: 8.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 7 years

www.echoesinternational.org.uk

office@echoesinternational.org.uk

03300563334

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Albania, Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Ecuador, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mozambique, Northern Ireland, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, The Bahamas, Throughout England And Wales, Turkey, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

21 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID BROWN Appointed: 2018

FIONA MARY MCPHAIL Appointed: 2021

PAUL COXALL Appointed: 2022

SHARON REBEKAH DURRANT Appointed: 2021

SIMON PRINCE Appointed: 2018

STEPHEN SHAW Appointed: 2019

ALAN HAY SMITH Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: RETIRED MISSIONARY AID FUND,

NIGEL JAMES MCQUOID Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN TEACHERS,

PAUL JOHN YOUNG (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: ECHOES OF SERVICE, STEWARDS COMPANY LTD,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/07/2017, number: 1173851

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

Linked charity: MRS H MACLEAN TRUST
Linked charity: MRS H MACLEAN TRUST
Linked charity: THE A H BOULTON FUND
Linked charity: THE A H BOULTON FUND
09/08/2022 - Asset transfer in from WHITEHILLS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
03/01/2023 - Asset transfer in from HITCHIN CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY
11/10/2023 - Asset transfer in from NORTH SHIELDS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WHITEHILLS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP on 09/08/2022
Asset transfer in from HITCHIN CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY on 03/01/2023
Asset transfer in from NORTH SHIELDS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP on 11/10/2023

Main office

124 WELLS ROAD
BATH
BA2 3AH

Objectives

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL BY SUPPORTING CHRISTIAN MISSION WORKERS, PROVIDING BIBLES AND OTHER CHRISTIAN MATERIALS AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE; 2.THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING DISASTER RELIEF SUPPORT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THROUGH FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO APPROPRIATE ORGANISATIONS AND ASSOCIATED MISSION WORKERS, AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE; 3.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROVISION OF FUNDING FOR TEACHERS INCLUDING MISSION WORKERS TEACHING OVERSEAS, THE PROVISION OF BOOKS AND EQUIPMENT AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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