# Earls Colne and Halstead Educational Charity

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 310859 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/310859)
- Website: https://echec.org.uk
- Latest income: £41.4k; spending £52.3k
- What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Amateur sport
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/earls-colne-and-halstead-educational-charity

The Earls Colne & Halstead Educational Charity assists people up to the age of 25 in any sphere of educational activity. Applicants to the charity must have attended school or have lived for at least one year within the charity's catchment area in North Essex. The charity also makes grants to schools and to voluntary organisations offering opportunities for young people in the same locality.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Earls Colne and Halstead Educational Charity is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, arts / culture / heritage / science and amateur sport for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Earls Colne and Halstead Educational Charity reported income of £41.4k and spending of £52.3k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Earls Colne and Halstead Educational Charity in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (echec.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Earls Colne and Halstead Educational Charity open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Earls Colne and Halstead Educational Charity is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Earls Colne and Halstead Educational Charity give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Earls Colne and Halstead Educational Charity makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is Earls Colne and Halstead Educational Charity?

In its latest reported year Earls Colne and Halstead Educational Charity reported income of £41.4k and spending of £52.3k.


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