HARROW ASSOCIATION OF SOMALI VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS (HASVO)

Registered charity 1129442 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide information & drop in services .Partner other organisations in the field.Provide elderly services for people with cultural and language difficulty.Provide education, training and raising awareness on the practical issues affecting the Arabic & Somali Community in the Borough.Provide advice and advocacy and outreach services.Offer weekend support for young people , elderly and women.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£264k
Latest spending
£250k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total net assets of £171,531 against a stated reserves policy target of £30,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further understanding of the accounts, and the trustees reported the charity remained financially stable.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £30,000 (held: £172k)
the trust has a policy to hold a reserve of £30,000 to cover six month’s operating costs.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Brent · Ealing · Harrow · Hillingdon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£264k£250k
31/03/2024£282k£232k
31/03/2023£175k£170k
31/03/2022£148k£156k
31/03/2021£237k£179k

Common questions

Is HARROW ASSOCIATION OF SOMALI VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS (HASVO) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total net assets of £171,531 against a stated reserves policy target of £30,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further understanding of the accounts, and the trustees reported the charity remained financially stable. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/10/2022£10kHASVO Parent Champions
UK government03/07/2020£15kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Greater London Authority01/09/2019£88kHarrow Association of Somali Voluntary Organisations
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2018£10kHASVO in the community