Huda Community Association (HCA)

Registered charity 1114798 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HUDA CENTRE & WMSA, WEST MIDLANDS SOMALI ASSOCIATION

HUDA CENTRE AND WMSA provides a variety of services to Somali community in West Midlands including workshops for women and young people, Cultural and social activities, sport activities for children and youth, counselling and guidance on education and family issues, homework clubs and supplementary classes.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OF THE SOMALI COMMUNITY WITHIN BIRMINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER LOCAL AUTHORITIES, NATIONAL AND VOLUNTARY BODIES AND SAID INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR SAID PERSONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: SOMALI COMMUNITY WITHIN BIRMINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £219 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £487,516. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds £24,837.82 in bank balances and has designated £10,000 for emergency use, with the trustees expressing satisfaction that the charity is in a strong position to continue its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ASMAA ISSE
• Hossein Farah · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sahra Sh Mohamud Jimale
• Youssouf Osman Hassan

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AL-HUDA ACADEMY.

• AL-HUDA ACADEMY income £717k
• AL-HUDA CULTURAL CENTRE & MOSQUE income £193k
• THE CMA WELFARE TRUST income £2.0m
• HUDA ACADEMY income £530k
• HUMBER COMMUNITY ADVICE SERVICES LIMITED income £356k
• THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR WEST HAMPSTEAD income £146k

Side by side with its peers

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