2022-10-31-accounts

	Type	of governing		document	document	t Constitution dated 24'" May 2013
	How the charity is		t.t t d Charitable Incorporated Organisation constituted
	Trustee selection			methods		Appointed by members and/or charity trustees as governed by our constitution
Additional		governance		issues		fOptional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:						ECHO policies and procedures are easily accessible to all volunteers trustees. We provide ongoing training on our policies and procedures which are regularly reviewed. Policies and procedures include:	and
~	policies	and procedures
	adopted training	for the induction and oftrustees;				Constitution Safety Audit
						Fire Risk assessment
~	the charity's organisational					Premises Licence
	structure network	and any wider with which the			charity	Bar Policy with challenge 21 policy Music Licence
	works;					Hall Hire terms and conditions
~	relationship with any parties;			related		Equal opportunities Safeguarding
~	trustees'	consideration			of
	major risks and the		system
	and procedures to manage
	them.
						TO FURTHER OR BENEFITTHE RESIDENTS OF CITY OF SALFORD
						AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX,SEXUAL
						ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER
						OPINIONS BYASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND
						THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS
						IN A COMMON EFFORTTO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE
						FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR
						RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE	OF
Summary		ofthe objects			ofthe	IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.
charity set out in its
governing		document				IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE
						TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:
						TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY
						CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY
						STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT
						OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BYTHE CHARITY IN
						FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

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Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity during the year			As noted in our previous report, the position as of 31-10-21 was thai ECHO was liaising with Salford Council to try to establish when the various repairs to the building would be completed.
			In the first months of 2022 negotiations with Salford Council allowed the
			final repairs and restoration of the hall to be completed. The landing
			carpet, damaged by a roof leak, was replaced and the floor of the hall
			sanded and then varnished to fully return the hall to its previous
			condition.
			Our principal achievement for the year was re-establishing contact with
			our Trustees and Volunteers and putting in place the necessary
			organisation to permit reopening the hall with a busy programme of
			events, following such a prolonged period of inactivity. It is thanks to the
			enthusiasm of the Volunteers that this went so well. The Trustees were
			able to provide a buffet lunch and social event with the Volunteers to say '
			a well-deserved 'thank you.
			ln addition to the events quoted in Section C above, ECHO were able to
			support the first Eccles Festival to be held after the Covid lockdowns,
			running a popular cafe with performances by a local Yemeni traditional
			dance group, the Barton Belles acapella group, the Barton Theatre
			Company and a number of Salford poets.
			Finally, with these and some more commercial events, ECHO have
			managed to maintain ourselves financially and io have sufficient funds
			available for further development and improvement ofthe venue.