COUNCIL OF SOMALI ORGANISATIONS

Registered charity 1154667 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CSO

Our vision: To achieve cohesive, integrated and successful Somali communities in London.Our mission: To provide a strong, collective and credible voice for the Somali communities inLondon and eventually across the UK and to articulate the aspirations and interests of Somalicommunities and diaspora.

Objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED (IN PARTICULAR, MEMBERS OF THE SOMALI COMMUNITY) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:1. PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MEMBERS OF THE SOMALI COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY;2. INCREASING OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE SOMALI COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICE ;3. PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE THE SOMALI COMMUNITY TO MAXIMISE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES;4. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING THE SOMALI COMMUNITY AND THEIR CHILDREN, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION;5. PROVIDING DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £552 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £55,369. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 4 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• People's Post Code Lottery — “Funded by the People's Post Code Lottery.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ABDIRAXMAN XIRSIchair
• Dr Fowia Ahmed Ibrahim
• Fadumo Saeed
• Mariam Ali Abdulle

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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