MIDAYE SOMALI DEVELOPMENT NETWORK

Registered charity 1148304 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MIDAYE SOMALI DEVELOPMENT NETWORK - DO NOT REGISTER - SEE 1098707

The organisation is running the following activities:1) Information, Advice and Outreach Support Servie2) Health Projects, Mental Health and Advocacy support3) Youth and children's Activities and Training4) Supplementary School5) Employment and Training Program 6) Women Forum7) Cares and families Forum

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£786k

Latest spending

£862k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £75,616 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a decline in incoming resources to £786,336. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £68,917 are below the stated policy target of £120,000, representing a shortfall of £51,083. The filing notes a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue due to difficulties in securing future grant funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £69k)

“It is the charity's policy to hold reserves to ensure it can meet its operational and project financial liabilities for a period of at least three months, without obtaining additional funding.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed

“However, uncertainty surrounding future funding represents a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 31

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£786k

Total spending

£862k

Cost of raising funds

£12k

Reserves (reported)

£69k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/01/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Amina Issa
Hinda Dalmar
Mazamed Cabdi Yusuf
Najaah Adan

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£786k	£862k
31/03/2024	£839k	£1.0m
31/03/2023	£856k	£798k
31/03/2022	£736k	£626k
31/03/2021	£722k	£637k

Common questions

Is MIDAYE SOMALI DEVELOPMENT NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £75,616 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a decline in incoming resources to £786,336. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £68,917 are below the stated policy target of £120,000, representing a shortfall of £51,083. The filing notes a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue due to difficulties in securing future grant funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MIDAYE SOMALI DEVELOPMENT NETWORK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MIDAYE SOMALI DEVELOPMENT NETWORK as a grant recipient include THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, WESTWAY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£39k	Church & Communities Programme
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£35k	Church & Communities Programme
WESTWAY TRUST	FY2023	£0	Grenfell Response

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The Mercers' Company	24/01/2024	£110k	Grant to Midaye Somali Development Network
Sport England	18/12/2023	£11k	Up & About in Your Neighbourhood: Active Migrant Communities
Sport England	07/09/2022	£8k	Jubilee Fund - Active and connected: Sports involvement for BME migrants
City Bridge Foundation	28/03/2022	£0	Grant to Midaye Somali Development Network
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/10/2019	£10k	Women's Well Being Group
UK government	01/04/2019	£35k	Dignity Women's Project
UK government	07/01/2019	£35k	Dignity Women's Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/09/2016	£200k	Better Futures (The BAMER Female Community Development Initiative)