WEST LONDON SOMALILAND COMMUNITY

Charity Number: 1128309
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

WLSC provides IAG, tuitions for children from key stage 2 and onward and recreational trips. It also organises workshops for its beneficiaries to address issues of concerns like education, social inclusion and parenting. Annually, WLSC organises the Somaliland Community achievement Award and the celebration of Somaliland national day.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £34,513
Total expenditure: £28,721

People

5 Trustee(s)

11 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of London
  • Ealing
  • Harrow
  • Hillingdon
  • Hounslow

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 February 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Liban Abadid Chair 17 January 2021
None on record
Ahmed Aden Trustee 22 July 2020
None on record
Ismail Jama Askar Trustee 20 October 2019
None on record
Abdilaahi Warsama Trustee 20 October 2019
None on record
AXEM Youssuf Trustee 20 October 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £16.12k £117.68k £72.47k £27.33k £34.51k
Total expenditure £49.76k £80.19k £74.60k £57.83k £28.72k
Income from government contracts £1.00k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.00k £20.19k N/A N/A 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 Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 March 2024 52 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 March 2024 52 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 13 February 2023 13 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 13 February 2023 13 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not Required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 24 MARCH 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 7 FEBRUARY 2009

Charitable objects

1. TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE SOMALILANDERS CITIZENS IN WEST LONDON BY: = (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING; = (B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS; = (C) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH; AND = (D) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; 2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE SOMALILAND HISTORY AND CULTURE.

Area of benefit

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

WEST LONDON

Contact information

Address:
West London Somaliland Community Centre
80 East Avenue
HAYES
Middlesex
UB3 2HR
Phone:
0208 848 1180
Email:
Info@wlsomalilandcommunity.org.uk
Website:

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