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environmental conservation co-operative

The charity supports the general public. Environmental Conservation Co-Operative is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Harlow and operates in Essex and Hertfordshire.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

ECCO is an environmental charity that recycles and reuses materials such as clothing, furniture, electrical items, household items and offers them back to the general public at low cost. ECCO has 3 reuse shops in Essex and East Herts and collects from West Essex, East Herts and North London.ECCO also collects and recycles domestic batteries.ECCO manages Parndon Wood Nature Reserve.

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,245,582
Latest Expenditure
£1,123,792

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 69.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 76.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 24.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £63,001
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £1,175,081
Investments £0
Other Income £7,500

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £859,093
Raising Funds £264,699
Governance £5,550
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,245,582£1,123,792£859,093£773,078£773,07819 / 4
2023£1,055,381£929,070£681,828£651,288£631,37418 / 6
2022£896,062£855,075£634,251£524,977£519,82317 / 6
2021£761,020£675,404£544,610£483,990£480,22716 / 6
2020£699,864£622,078£489,244£398,374£400,54017 / 5

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers