# Echoes of Service

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 234556 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/234556)
- Website: https://www.echoesinternational.org.uk
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief, Religious activities
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other defined groups, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Bath and North East Somerset, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Trustees: 1
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/echoes-of-service

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.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £4.14m | £5.75m | £1.53m |

## 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

## What it funds

Echoes of Service is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief and religious activities for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides services, provides advocacy / advice / information and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Echoes of Service reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £5.75m in total, including £1.53m of grants to organisations in the 1 year it reported them.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Bath and North East Somerset, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Echoes of Service in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (echoesinternational.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 Echoes of Service open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Echoes of Service is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Echoes of Service fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Bath and North East Somerset, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

### Does Echoes of Service give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Echoes of Service makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Echoes of Service give each year?

The register does not break out Echoes of Service's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £1.15m a year.

### How large is Echoes of Service?

In its latest reported year Echoes of Service reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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