Registered charity · Birmingham
HC Development Centre
HC Development Centre is a registered charity (number 1127786) based in Birmingham, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Marian Mahamed since 2015. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Eurosoma Cultural Centre (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
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, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 4 more
- Where
- Birmingham City
- Website
- www.eurosoma.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023--
Earlier years
- 2022--
- 2021--
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2015: Government contracts 0% · Government grants 0%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN WEST MIDLANDS FOR THEHORN OF AFRICA COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THEPROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS.2. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATIONOR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OFTHEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THEOBJECTS OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Grants received
3 grants · £27,355 total360Giving 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 · £27,355 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Marian Mahamed Chair since 2015
- Dahir Barre
- Farah Abaas since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- Marian Mahamed Chair since 2015
- Farah Abaas since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Marian Mahamed Chair since 2015
- Dahir Barre
- Farah Abaas since 2011
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1127786
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 MAY 2007AS AMENDED ON 30 AUG 2016
- Contact on the register
- 07917525853
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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