SOMALI SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB
Day time lunch served six days a week, Monday to Saturday between 9.30 am to 4 pmProviding advice and information on social welfare services, networking with Tower Hamlet's law center, Housing Department and citizen's advice bureau.Health advice and interpretation services.Provide facilities for social activities and religious studies.
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THE ORGANISATION IS ESTABLISHED FOR ELDERLY PERSONS, PARTICULARLY SOMALIANS, LIVING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF POVERTY SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of income over expenditure of £4,505 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit in the previous year. The trustees consider performance satisfactory but note that increased funding is required to sustain services and maintain prudent reserves. Free reserves are held at £9,452.
What the accounts disclose
“London Borough of Tower Hamlets 36462” — page 7
“maintain a prudent level of reserve to support its continuing activities.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment 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
- 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
Trustees
- JAMA OMARchair
- Hussein M Farah
- MOHAMUD ABDI HUSSEIN
- Suleiman Araleh
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £87k | £83k |
| 31/03/2024 | £58k | £72k |
| 31/03/2023 | £73k | £72k |
| 31/03/2022 | £51k | £82k |
| 31/03/2021 | £145k | £111k |
Common questions
Is SOMALI SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of income over expenditure of £4,505 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit in the previous year. The trustees consider performance satisfactory but note that increased funding is required to sustain services and maintain prudent reserves. Free reserves are held at £9,452. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SOMALI SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SOMALI SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB as a grant recipient include EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £1k | Core Costs and Provision of Emergency Support |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/02/2025 | £18k | Connecting Women (Older Somali Women’s Community Support Pilot) |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/03/2024 | £23k | Unrestricted Funding |
| UK government | 09/10/2020 | £2k | VSCE CMC Fund |
| UK government | 24/08/2020 | £10k | VSCE CMC Fund |
| UK government | 23/07/2020 | £36k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 05/09/2019 | £39k | "Women of the sea" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 02/08/2017 | £32k | "‘Surviving the SeaÂ’ – Somali Seafarers history" |