SOMALI GIRLS CAN

Registered charity 1188970 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Somali Girls Can is a leading charity that has united, inspired and empowered disadvantaged women, girls and young people to realise and unlock their potential by providing them with the tools and confidence to tackle social, health and economic difficulties in which they encounter everyday.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£66k

Latest spending

£68k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,500 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £5,585 to £3,085. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, although they note that the cost-of-living crisis remains a principal risk impacting service delivery and fundraising.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £2k; policy: three months’ turnover)

“Currently, we are working towards achieving this target.” — page 12

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Ekran Adanchair
Hani Sofe
Hanna Aden

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£66k	£68k
31/12/2023	£55k	£59k
31/12/2022	£31k	£76k
31/12/2021	£130k	£201k
31/12/2020	£160k	£56k

Common questions

Is SOMALI GIRLS CAN financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,500 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £5,585 to £3,085. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, although they note that the cost-of-living crisis remains a principal risk impacting service delivery and fundraising. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOMALI GIRLS CAN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOMALI GIRLS CAN as a grant recipient include SMALLWOOD TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SMALLWOOD TRUST	FY2021	£40k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/03/2020	£10k	Lead the Way
Sport England	12/08/2019	£10k	Summer 2019 Activities