SOMALI COUNSELLING PROJECT

Charity number: 1001337

Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Somali Counselling Project provides psychosocial support, counseling and advice to Somali's in the UK particularly the youth. The charity also supports and raises funds for Gargaar Organisation which is a local NGO that operates in Somaliland. Gargaar works in the areas of basic education & literacy, poverty alleviation, vocational skills training, youth development and community empowerment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2018

Total income: £213,606

Total expenditure: £173,539

Fundraising

This charity does not raise funds from the public

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making

What the charity does:

General Charitable Purposes
Education/training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Amateur Sport
Economic/community Development/employment
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes

Who the charity helps:

Children/young People
People With Disabilities
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How the charity helps:

Makes Grants To Organisations
Provides Services
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Other Charitable Activities

Where the charity operates:

Bromley
Somalia

Governance

Registration history:

20 December 1990: Standard registration
23 December 2019: Removed (Does not operate)

Organisation type:

Charitable company

Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:

Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid

Other regulators:

No information available

Policies:

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Land and property:

This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure	31/03/2014	31/03/2015	31/03/2016	31/03/2017	31/03/2018
Total gross income	£193.72k	£278.89k	£297.71k	£179.77k	£213.61k
Total expenditure	£207.66k	£250.95k	£270.87k	£180.75k	£173.54k
Income from government contracts	N/A	£0	£0	£0	N/A
Income from government grants	N/A	£0	£0	£0	N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.

Title	Reporting year	Date received	Received
Annual return	31 March 2019	Not submitted
Accounts and TAR	31 March 2019	Not submitted
Annual return	31 March 2018	17 March 2019	45 days late
Accounts and TAR	31 March 2018	17 March 2019	45 days late
Annual return	31 March 2017	16 March 2019	409 days late
Accounts and TAR	31 March 2017	16 March 2019	409 days late
Annual return	31 March 2016	29 December 2017	332 days late
Accounts and TAR	31 March 2016	29 December 2017	332 days late

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3RD DECEMBER 1990

Charitable objects

1.TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG PEOPLE OF SOMALI ORIGIN, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND COUNSELLING.2.TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AMONG PEOPLE OF SOMALI ORIGIN.3.TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR MEMBERS OF THE SOMALI COMMUNITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED