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Since its registration in 2003, the Echo Trust has donated money to a number of children's charities across the UK.
Click here to see some of the letters of thanks we receive.
Every year we receive applications from UK based children's charities requesting financial aid for specific pieces of specialised medical equipment.
Echo issues grants three times a year. The last deadline for submissions was 31 August 2010. These awards shall be decided during September/October 2010. There is a maximum limit of £5,000 per grant (the Trustees reserve the right to increase this limit if they feel necessary). All applications must have received a nomination by a Luminar or Atmosphere Bars and Clubs venue. Please visit the News section for further information.
Special Awards
As a special donation Echo awarded £100,000 to Children on the Edge in 2005 following the Tsunami at Christmas 2004. The charity used our donation with matched funding from The Body Shop to create a centre for children in Banda Ache. The centre was fully built and running by 2006 and is now used by hundreds of children each year.
2007-08 Grants
Charities which received a grant in the 2007-08 awards are as follows: Action for Kids £6,612.50; Whizz Kidz £1,000; The Foundation for Conductive Education £1,680; Cauldwell Children £2,000; National Blind Children's Society £2,768; Cots for Tots Appeal £10,000; Moorfields Eye Hospital £4,905; Rochdale Special Needs Cycling Club £9,100; Cerebra £10,000; The Sunshine Fund £1,000; Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy £3,600; The Wessex Autistic Society £4,700; Facing The World £3,840; The Children's Trust £15,000; Oxford Children's Hospital £4,261; Marc Anthony Memorial Fund £4,500. In addition to these grants Echo also made donations to BLISS (£2,500), Noah's Ark Children's Hospice (£2,500) and the University of Bristol (£5,000). These awards were made at the request of Kyran Bracken and Melanie Lambert who endorsed our Christmas 2007 fundraising campaign.
2008-2009 Grants
Successful charities included: East Surrey Hospital £1,184.50; Marc Anthony Memorial Fund £8,500; Enhance Herts (Building Blocks Appeal at Lister Hospital) £5,100; Armonico Consort £2000; Luton and Dunstable Hospital £20,600; Building for Babies (Whittington Hospital, London) £6,500; Nottingham University Hospital £7,600; CHUMS £2,170; Wessex Autistic Society £2,823; Thames Valley Air Ambulance £2,871.50; Wallace and Gromits Grand Appeal (Bristol Hospital) £11,831; Naomi House Children's Hospital £4,575; Kent Kids Miles of Smiles £1000; Alderhay Hospital (Imagine Appeal) £5000, this donation was made at the request of Ricky Whittle who endorsed the Christmas 2008 Give a Kid a Quid Appeal.
2009-2010 January Grants
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Naomi House Children's Hospice
As nominated by Chicago Rock Cafe in Fareham, this deserving charity received £4,990 to purchase two pain therapy mattress systems.
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Luton and Dunstable Hospital
This Luton hospital received £7500 which is the shortfall required to purchase a ventilator for the NICU at the new centre. As nominated by Luminar employee Rob Soper.
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Birmingham Children's Hospital
A grant of £4,340.00 was awarded to this specialist children's hospitl to purchase two electric profile beds with integral cot sides and pressure relieving mattresses for Ward 5. The picture of the 2009-2010 grants in our photo gallery shows the cheque being presented at Birmingham's 'Jam House' with Jools Holland.
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Enhance Herts
This charity, based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage received £5,000.00 to purchase an Inditherm Warming Mattress and a Saturation Monitor. As nominated by Liquid & Envy, Stevenage
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The Pace Centre
The centre received £4,000.00 to enable two children to go through the Parent and Child Project in 2010.
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St Elizabeth's Centre
The centre has received £9,495.00 which is to purchase an EEG Headbox with 96 hour recording capability. As nominated by Liquid Nightclub, Harlow.
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Tommy's
Tommy's received £4,635 to purchase a Misonix Sonicator and Preterm Labour Sample Consumables. Nominated by the 3D Entertainment Group Limited.
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Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy
This London based charity received £5,000 in the May 2010 grants to fund new musical equipment for children with disabilities.
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The Grand Appeal
This Bristol based charity was nominated by Oceana Nightclub, Bristol to receive a grant of £9,000 to enable the purchase of a baby ventilator.
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Breath of Life
Nominated by Chicago Rock Cafe, Hanley, this charity received £4000 to purchase an Interrupter resistance meter which will be used on children that are too young to use a spirometer.
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Action for Kids
Oceana Watford nominated Action for Kids to receive a grant so that a wheelchair could be purchased for Mohammed from Watford and a trike could be purchased for a child on their waiting lists. The total amount granted to the charity was £10,771.
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National Star College
Nominated by Liquid Diva Gloucester this charity received £7,500 to purchase a hoist for the new hydrotherapy pool.
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Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Scotland
This charity received £2,200 from Echo to purchase and repair music instruments for children with disabilities, nominated by Lava Ignite Nightclub, Edinburgh.
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SpecialEffect
Echo granted £9,000 to this charity as nominated by Lava Ignite Nightclub, Oxford to enable the purchase of an eye control system for children.
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The Sunshine Fund
Nominated by Liquid & Envy Nightclub, Newcastle, this charity received £6,239.25 to equip their new sensory garden.
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The Children's Trust
The Children's Trust received £8,790.00 which is to purchase two Arjo Concerto Shower Trolleys. Nominated by Stephen Thomas, Chairman of the Echo Trust.
