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Progressive Development Organisation

Registered charity 1115578 Registered since 2006

Operates: Barking And Dagenham, Brent, City Of London, Greenwich, Harrow, Hounslow, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia

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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.

5
trustees on the board
10y median 10y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure
3
trustees past 6 years
10.4y
average years in governance
4 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 1Economic/community Development/employment 1Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1Overseas Aid/famine Relief 1Religious Activities 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Professional services 2

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Contact

Emailabarud@btinternet.com
Phone07788236685
Address43 Chichester Court, STANMORE, Middlesex, HA7 1DX

Finances

£0 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£0£0
2022£0£0
2023£0£0
2024£0£0
2025£0£0

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOverseas Aid/famine ReliefEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Human ResourcesProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AMONGST THE SOMALI COMMUNITY IN LONDON AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF LEGAL AND OTHER ADVICE.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT SOMALI HISTORY, CULTURE AND TRADITIONS.3 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN SOMALIA.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12/07/2006AS AMENDED ON 01/09/2011

Trustees (5)

5trustees
64median age
0aged 70+

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