SOMALI GIRLS CAN

Charity number: 1188970
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Somali Girls Can is a leading charity that has united, inspired and empowered disadvantaged women, girls and young people to realise and unlock their potential by providing them with the tools and confidence to tackle social, health and economic difficulties in which they encounter everyday.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £54,525
Total expenditure: £58,905

People

3 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 April 2020: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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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
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ekran Adan Chair 19 December 2017
None on record
Hani Sofe Trustee 23 July 2018
None on record
Hanna Aden Trustee 19 December 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £159.78k £129.58k £30.63k £54.53k
Total expenditure £55.63k £200.68k £76.25k £58.91k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k 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 December 2023 22 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 22 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 29 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 23 November 2021 23 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 23 November 2021 23 days late Download Open in new window
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 AUG 2018 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 25 MAR 2020

Charitable objects

3.1 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE PART OF THE SOMALI COMMUNITY IN THE UK, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SEX, RACE OR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. 3.2 TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE WHO ARE PART OF THE SOMALI COMMUNITY IN THE UK, BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION (C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; (D) PROVIDING SPORT, RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Contact information

Address:
1 EMPIRE MEWS
STANTHORPE ROAD
LONDON
SW16 2BF
Phone:
02071939952
Email:
info@somaligirlscan.org
Website:

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