MERSEYSIDE SOMALI AND 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
Objects
TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF MERSEYSIDE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE SICKNESS, RELIEVE POVERTY AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS
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.
What the accounts disclose
“National Lottery Community Fund - 53,737” — page 12
“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
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 8
- Government income: £12,092 — grants £12,092 (4); 13% of the £92,455 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 5
- Government income: £34,994 — grants £34,994 (2); 49% of the £71,584 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 5
- Government income: £8,600 — grants £8,600 (3); 9% of the £95,631 total gross income on the same return
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- AHMED ADAN FARAH
- ALI HASSAN MOHAMOUD
- Abdihakim Mohamoud
- DAHIR OMAR SALIH
- MOHAMED HASSAN EGE
- Mohamed Hassan Ibraahim
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND | FY2023 | £6k | |
| PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND | FY2025 | £5k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/08/2021 | £10k | Reach Out |
| UK government | 19/08/2020 | £15k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| UK government | 29/05/2020 | £5k | VSCE CMC Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/08/2019 | £99k | Building Links 2019 - 2022 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/06/2015 | £136k | Building Links |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/07/2013 | £475k | Building Links |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/10/2012 | £25k | Building Links |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/10/2005 | £2k | Trips |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SKELTON BOUNTY | 2 | £3k |
| THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £80k |
| THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £70k |
| MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL | 1 | £29k |
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | 1 | £25k |
| THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST | 1 | £9k |
| MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- SOMALI SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB
- LIVERPOOL SOMALI COMMUNITY
- DARWEN OLD PEOPLES WELFARE ASSOCIATION
- ENFIELD SOMALI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- MARYBONE YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- SOUTH MITCHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERSEYSIDE SOMALI AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £92k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SOMALI SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB | £87k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LIVERPOOL SOMALI COMMUNITY | £30k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DARWEN OLD PEOPLES WELFARE ASSOCIATION | £254k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ENFIELD SOMALI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £100k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MARYBONE YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £209k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |