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Birwa Kurdish Community

Birwa Kurdish Community is a registered charity (number 1031639) based in Hounslow, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Kamaran Shiwani since 2024. Latest income £388k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £388k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 8 more
Where
Throughout London
Website
www.birwakurdishcommunity.com (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1994

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£388k£30k
  • 2024£0£0
  • 2023£0£0
Earlier years
  • 2022£0£0
  • 2021£0£0

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN LONDON WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MEMBERS OF THE KURDISH COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS OF THE GENOCIDE IN KURDISTAN TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:A) PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MEMBERS OF THE KURDISH COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY; B) INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE KURDISH COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY; C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED KURDISH COMMUNITY OF LONDON IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY BY ENCOURAGING CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADULTS AND MOTHERS TO LEARN ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, COMPUTER LITERACY AS WELL AS THEIR ORIGINS LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, THEIR FAITH PRINCIPLES AND THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE COMMUNITY.

Grants received

1 grant · £19,786 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,786

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,7862025-08-04
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

7 trustees on the board

2.1y median 2y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 7General Charitable Purposes 6Disability 3The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 3Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Religious Activities 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1031639
Status
Registered
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 5 JANUARY 1994 as amended on 22 Aug 2022 as amended on 06 Mar 2023 as amended on 20 Nov 2024 as amended on 06 Mar 2025 as amended on 26 Jul 2026
Contact on the register
02081493358 · Kurds.kmc@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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