EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Registered charity 1118721 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
??? Supplemantary school??? Provision of positive activities to the youth;??? luncheon club for the elderly refugees;??? Guidance, mentoring services to young people and their families??? Promotion and integration of refugee families into mainstream services and schools;??? Information, advice and resource centre for matters relating to Somali language and history
Causes: Amateur Sport · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net income of £28,264 and held total unrestricted reserves of £91,021 as of 30 November 2025. The trustees have set a reserve policy target of approximately six months of operational expenditure, which the current unrestricted reserves do not explicitly meet given the stated operational expenditure levels. The accounts were subject to an independent examination with no matters coming to the examiner's attention.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: approximately 6 months of operational expenditure (held: £91k)
“The Trustees have set a target of £ unrestricted reserve which equals to approximately 6 months of operational expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£14k
Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
- Sham Arun-Qayyumchair
- CHARLOTTE EMMA FERNANDO
- MARSO ABDI
- Mohamed ALI NUUR
- TANYA SUSAN WHITE
- VERA ATILENGA COFFEN
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Brent · Ealing · Hounslow · Somalia
Income and spending
Common questions
Is EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income of £28,264 and held total unrestricted reserves of £91,021 as of 30 November 2025. The trustees have set a reserve policy target of approximately six months of operational expenditure, which the current unrestricted reserves do not explicitly meet given the stated operational expenditure levels. The accounts were subject to an independent examination with no matters coming to the examiner's attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUP?
Funders whose own accounts filings name EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GROUP as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY.
Known funders
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