Eccles Community Hall Organisation (Echo)
Analysis
Eccles Community Hall Organisation (Echo) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending October 2025, Eccles Community Hall Organisation (Echo) reported income of £40k and spending of £43k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £25 to £40k (+160956%), an average of +534% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 14232%. Over the whole period it spent 160% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Eccles Community Hall Organisation (Echo) sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tilmanstone Miners Welfare Institute and Recreation Ground (£40k), Botanic Gardens Community Association (£40k) and Ann Conroy Trust CIO (£40k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
PROVIDES SPACE AND FACILITIES FOR LOCAL VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY GROUPS AND FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EVENTS IN REFURBISHED PARTS OF ECCLES TOWN HALL. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON IMPROVING SOCIAL CAPITAL, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND, BY OFFERING VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES, REDUCING ISOLATION OF VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Tilmanstone Miners Welfare Institute and Recreation Ground | Kent | £40k |
| Botanic Gardens Community Association | Southport. | £40k |
| Ann Conroy Trust CIO | Warrington | £40k |
| Befrienders Worldwide | London | £40k |