DARLINGTON (GACMADHEERE) FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1135879 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing financial and other support for Somaliland students to get appropriate education, especially university education in Somaliland.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS IN SOMALILAND BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND BY ANY OTHER SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE TO ENABLE THEM TO ACCESS A UNIVERSITY EDUCATION.2) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL LINKS BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND SOMALILAND.

Area of benefit: SOMALILAND

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

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Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£19k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £163,867 at the year end, with no stated reserves policy target to compare against. The charity reported a net income of £10,177 for the year, funded primarily by donations and investment income, while expending £18,536 on charitable activities and fundraising.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustees donated £12,000 and received £1,800 in expenses.
“During the year £12,000 was donated by two of the Trustees. Trustees expenses in the year amounted to £1,800.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Somalia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£29k£19k
05/04/2024£20k£25k
05/04/2023£18k£21k
05/04/2022£16k£18k
05/04/2021£16k£20k

Common questions

Is DARLINGTON (GACMADHEERE) FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £163,867 at the year end, with no stated reserves policy target to compare against. The charity reported a net income of £10,177 for the year, funded primarily by donations and investment income, while expending £18,536 on charitable activities and fundraising. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.