Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -8

Support Score: 6

Accounts overdue -5
Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Very static board: -5

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: -5

SOMALI OUTREACH PROJECT

SOP project bring all active youth and encourage new creative ways of giving them busy and new way to tackle youth crime, and support the development of innovative local solutions to reduce substance misuse and offending and antisocial behaviour.Our mission is to Educate, Engage, Advice and Empower each person to succeed in a dynamic world.Reducing antisocial behaviour and crime.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board composition appears to be very 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
Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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
31/05/22	£49	£49	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/05/21	£32	£32	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/05/20	£24	£24	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/05/19	£9	£9	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/05/18?	£10	£10	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	10
31/03/17	£11	£11	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£5	£5	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

sopcharity.org

so_project@hotmail.co.uk

01908410907

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
8 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

BBC Children in Need	£45,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£38,512
DCMS	£9,670
AB Charitable Trust	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Summer Youth Activities
£9,990	21/07/2023	The funding will be used to provide a range of activities for Somali young people during the summer holidays. The project aims to reduce antisocial behaviour and crime whilst building confidence ....more The funding will be used to provide a range of activities for Somali young people during the summer holidays. The project aims to reduce antisocial behaviour and crime whilst building confidence self-esteem and skills.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Somali Outreach Project
£45,000	12/10/2022	This grant will empower Black children and young people from Milton Keynes to deliver Social Action in their community.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Somali Outreach Project
£5,000	21/04/2022	An unrestricted grant of £5,000. Somali Outreach Project works with young people in Milton Keynes, to provide meaningful opportunities and activities and address engagement in youth crime.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reducing Crime under COVID-19 pandemic
£18,630	28/07/2021	The funding will be used to help young people deal with the impact of COVID-19. In particular SOP are focussing their attention on young people who may be struggling with their mental health & ....more The funding will be used to help young people deal with the impact of COVID-19. In particular SOP are focussing their attention on young people who may be struggling with their mental health & well-being and are not getting the support that they need. The principle beneficiaries are Somali and BAME young people aged 10-22 years in Milton Keynes with a particular emphasis on boys (80-90%) especially those from single parent families or families without strong role models. The funding will allow the SOP to provide twice weekly sessions offering music arts games sports & social activities from a safe centrally located venue. COVID-related advice will also be on-going.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,670	30/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Knife-crime awareness Studio Campaign
£9,892	25/02/2020 11	The funding will be used to create video and online content on knife awareness for Somali young people. The project will extend its reach to the online community, encouraging more support and better ....more The funding will be used to create video and online content on knife awareness for Somali young people. The project will extend its reach to the online community, encouraging more support and better community relations.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

KHALIF MOHAMOUD Appointed: 2014

FAISAL ABDULAHI Appointed: 2014

MOHAMED ABDI Appointed: 2014

MR ABDI ABDULLAHI Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: EQUALITY COUNCIL UK,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/11/2014, number: 1159399

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

the point
The Point
602 Midsummer Boulevard
MILTON KEYNES
MK9 3NB

Objectives

1. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SOMALI COMMUNITY OF MILTON KEYNES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. PROMOTION OF THE LAW, POLICE AND CRIME REDUCTION: CIO WILL PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN MILTON KEYNES WITH A VIEW TO THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ORDER, THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION BETWEEN PEOPLE, ORGANISATIONS AND GROUPS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN DISPUTES OR INTERPERSONAL CONFLICTS WHERE THAT DISPUTE OR CONFLICT RESULTS FROM OR MAY LEAD TO ACTS OF NUISANCE, VANDALISM, RACIAL ABUSE OR BREACH OF THE PEACE. 2 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH SOMALI PEOPLE IN MILTON KEYNES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED (IN PARTICULAR, MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM 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 SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY.”

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