BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE (BSRC)

Registered charity 1128721 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Somali Resource Centre is community based not for profit organisation which provides a wide range of services to assist migrant communities acclimatise to UK environment.We provide training with the aim of breaking down psycho-social barriers and bring equality and diversity alive. We offer practical support to migrants to enable them develop skills and confidence in accessing mainstream services.

Objects

1 THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR WITHIN THE CITY OF BRISTOL BYA) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGIONB) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITYC) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, IN PARTICULAR INCLUDING THOSE OF SOMALI ORIGIN OR HERITAGED) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLICE) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY2 TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO PEOPLE OF SOMALI ORIGIN OR HERITAGE LIVING AND/OR WORKING WITHIN THE CITY OF BRISTOL, IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.3 THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BYA) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPSB) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS, AND IN PARTICULAR INCLUDING THOSE OF SOMALI ORIGIN OR HERITAGEC) WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE

Area of benefit: THE CITY OF BRISTOL

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £277,488, with free reserves less fixed assets and designated funds at £193,650. The trustees consider this level of reserves adequate against six months of running costs estimated at £152,000. The charity reported a net income increase to £75,497 for the year ended 31 March 2025.

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 5 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Abdi Mohamed
• Dr Henrietta Wilkinson
• Huda Ismail
• Mubarig Bodleh
• Ruth Pickersgill MBE
• Samira Muse Ms
• Zahra Kosar

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

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• AL-BASEERA BRISTOL CENTRE income £150k
• WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTRE income £1.0m

Side by side with its peers

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