Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

    LONDON SOMALI COMMUNITY ALLIANCE (LSCA) 

    The Objects of LSCA are to relieve poverty, sickness and distress and to preserve and protect the health of Somalis living in the London Borough of Newham and the surrounding areas in particular but not exclusively, through the provision of advice, assistance, representation, counseling and translation and interpretation services in matters including health, housing and welfare benefits.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

    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*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/22£18£18£0n/an/an/an/an/a5
    31/03/21*£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/20£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/19*£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/18£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17£5£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16*£4£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£5£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14*£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£16£16£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£7£7£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£5£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10*£16£15£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09*£17£17£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08£21£21£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07*£27£25£2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06£33£28£5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£72£79£-7£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£49£48£2£0£0£0n/a00

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

    lonsca@hotmail.co.uk

    07508880758

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Amateur Sport
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Other individual and family services
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Throughout London,
    Who it helps
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities

    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
    Power to Change - C-19 CCLORS - London Somali Community Alliance (LSCA)
    £9,940 15/10/2020
    Grant to C-19 CCLORS - London Somali Community Alliance (LSCA)

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/09/2002, number: 1093804
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR23: 83 days late, AR21: 267 days late, AR19: 4 days late, AR16: 29 days late, AR14: 42 days late, AR10: 3 days late, AR09: 117 days late, AR07: 8 days late,
    Main office

    31 MALMESBURY TERRACE
    LONDON
    E16 4PL

    Objectives

    THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONG THE SOMALI COMMUNITY IN LONDON, PARTICULARLY THOSE MEMBERS WHO ARE ELDERLY OR DISADVANTAGED DUE TO MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, ADVOCACY, SUPPORT AND TRAINING; AND2. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE SAID COMMUNITY.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    GREATER LONDON

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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