# Empowering Communities for Life

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1198945 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1198945)
- Website: https://ecfl.org.uk
- Latest income: £2,152; spending £2,239
- What it funds: Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Throughout England, The Gambia
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/empowering-communities-for-life

Empowering Communities For Life (ECFL) is a charity that values education, equality, inclusivity and health well-being principles. Founded in 2016, ECFL has been working intimately with a country in western Africa, The Gambia. Poverty, physical/ mental ill-health, lack of educational resources and limited support for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN)

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2025 | £2,152 | £2,239 | not filed |
| 15 Mar 2024 | £4,920 | £4,970 | not filed |
| 15 Mar 2023 | £9,468 | £9,435 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> Prevent or relieve poverty primarily, but not exclusively in the UK and the Gambia by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.promote and protect mental health for the public benefit primarily, but not exclusively in the UK and the Gambia by the provision of support to people in the maintenance and recovery of mental ill health and the promotion of the understanding of mental health through the education of people who suffer from mental ill-health, their carers and families, medical professionals and the wider public.

## What it funds

Empowering Communities for Life is registered under the Charity Commission purposes disability and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Empowering Communities for Life reported income of £2,152 and spending of £2,239. Over its last 3 reported years, to 15 Mar 2025, it spent £16.6k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and The Gambia.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Empowering Communities for Life in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (ecfl.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 Empowering Communities for Life open for applications now?

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

### Where does Empowering Communities for Life fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and The Gambia.

### Does Empowering Communities for Life give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Empowering Communities for Life give each year?

The register does not break out Empowering Communities for Life's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 15 Mar 2025 was £2,239. Over its last 3 reported years its spending averaged £5,548 a year.

### How large is Empowering Communities for Life?

In its latest reported year Empowering Communities for Life reported income of £2,152 and spending of £2,239.


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