Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

SOMALI EDUCATION CENTRE 

The organisation mainly, but not exclusively, supports ethnic and black minority children to help improve their educational attainment. We work with the Islington Regeneration Department and several schools in the borough, running Supplementary Schools and Homework Clubs. In addition, we provide ESOL, ICT, learning resources, and volunteering opportunities to young people and parents.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£17£16£1n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/22*£13£6£8n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/21*£18£8£10n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/20£15£16£0n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/19£16£16£0n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/18£11£12£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£11£15£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£15£12£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£13£14£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£15£12£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£7£10£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£17£13£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£14£19£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£26£34£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£37£25£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£19£25£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07?*£24£24£0£0£0£0n/a00
01/03/06£22£28£-6£0£0£0n/a00
01/03/05£27£21£5£0£0£0n/a00
01/03/04*£34£26£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

www.somalieducationcentre.com

somalieducation@yahoo.co.uk

07946411664

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Technical, vocational and continuing education
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Islington,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Somali Education Centre
£5,000 29/06/2021
Face to Face Supplementary School Project
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Somali Education Centre
£5,000 30/06/2020
Somali Education Supplementary school Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/03/2002, number: 1090980
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 9 days late, AR21: 44 days late, AR07: 48 days late, AR04: 98 days late,
Main office

HOLLOWAY NEIGHBOURHOOD GROUP
84 MAYTON STREET
LONDON
N7 6QT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE OF SOMALI DESCENT, THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH INTEREST OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON (ISLINGTON)

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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