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MERSEYSIDE SOMALI AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1043679 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MERSEYSIDE SOMALI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

-We provide a community centre that is open 12 hours per day, 7 day week-Lunch club for the elders serving a daily average of 10 breakfasts, 20 lunches and innumerable hot drinks-Advice sessions on: Welfare rights, Health and drugs, Benefits, Jobs and training and Housing.-an advocacy and interpreting service for dealing with the authorities

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£92k
Latest spending
£80k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £12,169 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £92,455 and total expenditure of £80,286. The trustees state they have a reasonable expectation that the charity can continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, citing adequate liquidity and free reserves.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: National Lottery Community Fund (59% of income)
“National Lottery Community Fund - 53,737” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one month of running costs and redundancy provision (held: £3k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves at a level to cover redundancy provision and one month of running costs should no further funding be received.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£92k£80k
31/03/2024£72k£139k
31/03/2023£96k£151k
31/03/2022£125k£172k
31/03/2021£136k£194k

Common questions

Is MERSEYSIDE SOMALI AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £12,169 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £92,455 and total expenditure of £80,286. The trustees state they have a reasonable expectation that the charity can continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, citing adequate liquidity and free reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MERSEYSIDE SOMALI AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MERSEYSIDE SOMALI AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2023£6k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2025£5k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/08/2021£10kReach Out
UK government19/08/2020£15kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government29/05/2020£5kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund29/08/2019£99kBuilding Links 2019 - 2022
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2015£136kBuilding Links
The National Lottery Community Fund17/10/2012£25kBuilding Links
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2005£2kTrips